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Alderson, West Virginia
Alderson’s Store
You can still shop in one of West Virginia’s oldest stores.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
The (Haunted) Blennerhassett Hotel
The oldest hotel in West Virginia is reportedly frequented by ghosts.
Tlaxcala, Mexico
Murals of the Government Palace
Twenty-four works by the last great Mexican muralist tell the story of Tlaxcala.
Hartford, Connecticut
Site of a Speech by Stephen A. Douglas
Commemorating the "Little Giant" who ran for the presidency.
Eggleston, Virginia
The Palisades Restaurant
Dine in a former general store from the Roaring Twenties, when Eggleston was a hot springs boomtown.
Velha Goa, India
Cross of the Church of Our Lady of Light
This memorial marks a long-gone church in Old Goa.
wine
How a Wooden Duck Migrated From the California Wetlands to a Wine Label
The history behind Decoy’s iconic duck is rooted in craftsmanship.
Madrid, Spain
Baltasar Bachero Tile Mosaic
Baltasar Bachero became a hero after he saved the lives of two children nearly run over by an out-of-control mule-drawn carriage.
St Helens, England
St Helens 'Oldest Pie' at The Turks Head
A fossilized pie discovered during renovations of a traditional English pub is now on display.
Webster, Massachusetts
Samuel Slater Experience
This interactive museum is dedicated to the “Father of the American Industrial Revolution” and founder of one of the nation’s earliest boomtowns.
Walferdange, Luxembourg
Raschpëtzer Qanat
A Roman water tunnel still flows 2,000 years on.
Wabash, Indiana
The Lincoln Monument
Abraham Lincoln never visited Wabash, but his statue found a home there.
Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf, Germany
Overburden Conveyer Bridge F60
One of the largest vehicles ever built is now open to the public.
Cotonou, Benin
Amazon Statue
The 100-foot-tall (30-meter) bronze statue was built to recognize the world's only documented all-female army.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Belle Boyd House
Once the home of a noted Civil War spy, the two-story brick house now serves as a museum.
Dallas, Texas
Lee Harvey Oswald's Rooming House
JFK's assassin rented a room in the boarding house in the weeks leading up to the 1963 shooting.
Allinge, Denmark
The Russian Cemetery in Allinge
World War II Soviet Russian soldiers were buried on the Danish island after the war had ended.
Denver, Colorado
The Cruise Room Bar
This swanky speakeasy is Denver’s oldest bar—and hasn’t changed a bit since 1933.
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