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Rapid City, South Dakota
Firehouse Brewing Co.
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
photography
Inside a Comedy Writer’s Treasure Trove of Mid-Century 3-D Photos
Eric Drysdale's stereoscopic collection plunks you right down in the middle of the 1950s.
shops
The Odd Hybrid Businesses That Defined the Early American Service Sector
Multi-tasking establishments were once the norm in America. What happened to them?
Perth, Scotland
North Inch
In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.
medieval
How to Keep a Zibaldone, the 14th Century's Answer to Tumblr
After their invention by Venetian merchants, forms of these books were kept by everyone from H.P. Lovecraft to Thomas Jefferson.
Delft, Netherlands
Museum Prinsenhof Delft
Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.
crime
The Trunk Murders and 'Sausage Ghost' of 1920s New Orleans
A forgotten crime with all-too memorable details.
Boston, Massachusetts
Charles Sumner Birthplace Plaque
A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.
Lichtenstein, Germany
Lichtenstein Castle
A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.
Prospect, Maine
Fort Knox State Historic Site
This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.
Indio, California
Dr. June McCarroll Monument
A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
SS Nomadic
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
Jerusalem, Israel
Razzouk Ink
This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.
history
The Macaroni in 'Yankee Doodle' Is Not What You Think
Meet the stylish gender-role rebels of 1770s England.
Rosendale, New York
Widow Jane Mine
This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
Eastham, Massachusetts
Captain Edward Penniman House
The Cape Cod house that whaling built.
politics
The Strange Tale of JFK's Goat-Out-the-Vote Campaign
One of JFK's first campaign strategies involved a rambunctious goat.
television
Decades Before Oprah, Della Reese Was the First Black Woman to Host a Talk Show
The program was historic. But why are the archives lost?
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