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Lakeside, Colorado
Lakeside Amusement Park
One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.
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A Square, Flat Earth and Round Heaven Meant the World to Ancient China
For millennia, this cosmological principle guided everything from calendars to urban planning.
Bucharest, Romania
Solacoglu Inn
An abandoned pasta factory in the centre of Bucharest, once home to Bulgarian revolutionaries and a hub of crime.
Osawatomie, Kansas
John Brown Memorial Park and Museum
Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.
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A Secretive Food Culture Enters the Spotlight
Peranakan cuisine is a feast of complexity.
Fala, Scotland
Soutra Aisle
The ruins of a world-renowned medieval hospital.
County Donegal, Ireland
Inishtrahull
Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.
Madrid, Spain
The Still Automatons of Teatro Albéniz
Automatons that were once removed after one fell from the building.
Trappe, Maryland
Home Run Baker Park
A small ballpark on Maryland's eastern shore pays homage to its favorite son, the most fearsome home run hitter of the dead ball era.
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Wonder Is Everywhere: A Message in an Egg Carton, Millions of Confused Bees, and More From Around the Web
Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
Neodesha, Kansas
Norman No. 1 Replica Oil Well
This replica oil derrick stands where a tiny Kansas town struck big in 1852, kicking off America's biggest oil boom.
Warsaw, Poland
The Mammoth Bone
A massive mammoth bone has been on display inside this church since the 18th century.
Mexico City, Mexico
El Halconazo Memorial
An abstract sculpture memorializing a student massacre that took place in 1971.
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Podcast: Fenway Victory Gardens
This "victory garden" grew produce to help bolster dwindling food supplies during World War II.
Independence, Kansas
Emmot Field
This stadium was the home of the first organized night baseball game.
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13 Surprising Things You Didn’t Learn in Your Regular Old School
(And one weird skill that you probably did, for some reason.)
Thetford, England
Statue of Maharaja Duleep Singh
A bronze sculpture of last Sikh maharaja of the Punjab, outside the English estate where he once lived.
Wilmington, Delaware
Wooddale Bridge
The second oldest and longest of Delaware's three covered bridges.
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