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Cork, Ireland
Barryscourt Castle
51.9046, -8.2590
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50.6093, 5.6040
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43.3912, -1.6845
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Savannah, Georgia
Plant Riverside
A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.
Maggie Valley, North Carolina
Dale’s Wheels Through Time
A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.
Shreveport, Louisiana
R.W. Norton Art Gallery
Explore 4,000 years of European and American art history in the heart of northwest Louisiana.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
A 150-square-foot masterpiece of American landscape art is the crown jewel of this library and art gallery in Vermont.
Frankfurt, Germany
Verkehrsmuseum Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt Transit Museum)
This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.
Portland, Oregon
Portland Puppet Museum
A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
New Ocean Paradise
A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.
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We added more than 1,500 wondrous places to the Atlas this year. Here are the ones that stuck with us.
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Columbus, Texas
Santa Claus Museum
An entire home filled with over 3,000 pieces of Santa memorabilia in glass cases, walls, on Christmas trees, and even in the bathroom.
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Why Are Paleontologists Getting Into Florida's Oyster Business?
Conservationists are teaming up with fossil experts to help the bivalves—and the state's oyster economy—survive.
Groningen, Netherlands
Groningen University Museum
Preserving the research tools, unexpected inventions, and odd collections of generations of college professors.
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How a Tiny Hamlet's Wondrous Tapestry Preserves a Complex Past
Inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, artists and embroiderers in a Newfoundland village commemorated a lost way of life.
SĂ£o Paulo, Brazil
Memorial da ResistĂªncia de SĂ£o Paulo (Memorial of the Resistance)
The building that once housed the dictator's secret police is now a museum that documents the history of an oppressive regime and those who fought against it.
Conche, Newfoundland and Labrador
French Shore Interpretation Centre
A small museum in Newfoundland is home to a 227-foot tapestry that preserves the remote region's colorful history.
London, England
Museum of London Docklands
A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.
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