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Newchurch-in-Pendle, England
The Last Clarion House
At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.
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Johnson Creek, Wisconsin
Gobbler Theater
This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.
Ibiza, Spain
Festival Club
The abandoned club hides in the hills of Ibiza.
Freudenstadt, Germany
Martinique Liftable Dance Floor
Inside this German disco, visitors can take a literal ride on the dance floor.
Brooklyn, New York
Turk's Inn
A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.
Brussels, Belgium
Musée des Arbalétriers (Museum of Crossbowmen)
This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.
Gastro Obscura
Pegu Club Cocktail
A cocktail that originated in a British officers’ club in erstwhile Burma now has fans across the world.
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Fish House Punch
This Philadelphia cocktail was invented at a fishing club that once declared itself a sovereign state.
Washington, Wisconsin
Nelsen’s Hall & Bitters Club
The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.
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Quoit Club Punch
Drinkers downed this serious cocktail while hurling heavy rings at posts in the 18th century.
Troy, New York
First Baptist Church of Troy
This historic church with a connection to "Uncle Sam" is now a fraternity house.
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The Fat Men's Clubs That Revelled in Excess
In 19th-century America, cultural anxieties led to groups where fat was fun.
Atlanta, Georgia
Switchyards Ping Pong Stadium
The only subterranean ping pong table in Atlanta.
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The Rambunctious, Elitist Chocolate Houses of 18th-Century London
They were the original gentlemen’s clubs.
Yangon, Myanmar
Pegu Club
An eerie abandoned gentlemen's club built for British officials during the colonial era.
Skagway, Alaska
Arctic Brotherhood Hall
The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.
Charlottesville, Virginia
University of Virginia's Seven Society
The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.
Seattle, Washington
The Arctic Club
The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.
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