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The front of the marker.

Sacramento, California

St. George Hotel Marker

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

Model of a partial dinosaur skeleton.

Laurel, Maryland

Laurel Dinosaur Park

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

A stress ball, one of the many types of anxiety toys.

Quit Worrying, Fidget Toys Have Been Around Forever

A spin through anxiety gadgets, from worry beads to Baoding balls.

Ali Jaffe June 5, 2017

Inside the engine room.

Nottingham, England

Papplewick Pumping Station

This Victorian marvel of engineering and artistic prowess is nicknamed the "Cathedral of Steam."

The Allen House is the larger of the two, built in 1867.

Fair Haven, Vermont

Vermont's Marble Mansions

Two distinctive homes on a New England village green look like a couple of frosted wedding cakes.

An illustration of Gilles de Rais disposing of a woman's corpse.

The Modern Movement to Exonerate a Notorious Medieval Serial Killer

Gilles de Rais inspired the tale of Bluebeard. But was he really a murderer?

Sonya Vatomsky June 2, 2017

The remains of a 19th-century lead smelter in Grinton, England.

Europe's Lead Pollution Dropped to Zero Only Once in 2,000 Years

And it took nothing less than the Black Death.

Kelsey Kennedy June 1, 2017

Henry Croft.

London, England

Gravestone of Henry Croft

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

New York, New York

Preserved Remnants of 17th Century New York

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Historic Navy Pier

Chicago, Illinois

Aircraft Carriers of Navy Pier

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

The Middlegate Station roadhouse in Nevada has existed since the Pony Express era

Middlegate Station

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

The nave has been repurposed to include the reception, restaurants, and guest spaces.

Maastricht, Netherlands

Kruisherenhotel

A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.

Nixon's tape recorder

Grand Rapids, Michigan

White House Taping System

The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.

Clinton 12 statue unveiling in 2007

Clinton, Tennessee

Clinton 12 Statue at Green McAdoo Cultural Center

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

Hell camp executives in training in Japan, wearing "ribbons of shame."

The Intense Corporate 'Hell Camps' of 1980s Japan

They involved night hikes, forced public singing, and "ribbons of shame."

Allan Richarz May 30, 2017

A sign at Grand and Dodier St marks the stadium's site.

St. Louis, Missouri

Site of Sportsman's Park

This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.

The carousel in summer months

Washington, D.C.

Carousel on the National Mall

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

The Afrikaans Language Monument overlooking Paarl Valley.

Paarl, South Africa

Afrikaans Language Monument

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.