Local History

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

This whimsical public art installation is a unique homage to Liverpool's industrial heritage.

The first firefighters museum in southern Spain is ironically located in an old textile mill that burned down in 1985.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

A little piece of Oxford's overlooked industrial heritage.

Learn local history while picking up groceries at this museum tucked inside a supermarket.

Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.

This Oaxacan town is known for its colorful fantastical creatures hand-carved by local artisans.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange.

The final resting place of Harriet Tubman and other famous historical figures.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.