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Franklin, Massachusetts

Birthplace of Horace Mann

A stone marker dedicated to the “Father of American Education.”
Lando, South Carolina

Lando School

An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.
Glasgow, Scotland

Blackstone Chair

The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.
Museum entrance
Seattle, Washington

Northwest African American Museum

Now a museum, once the site of the longest act of civil disobedience in United States history.
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
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Puzzle Monday: A Number System of Their Own

Alex Bellos May 8, 2023
Bemposta, Spain

Ciudad de los Muchachos

The ruins of the second-largest circus school in the world.
A sculpture of the Dover Demon, a cryptid supposedly seen in Massachusetts in the 1970s, on display at the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine.
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Take a Podcast Tour of Some of the World's Most Unusual Museums

Visiting some of our favorite very specific collections from the last two years.
April White April 5, 2023
Bacalar, Mexico

Bacalar House of Culture

This city's cultural center is in a restored Spanish colonial home from the 1800s.
Hallway of Inn showing original terrazzo flooring and lockers.
Benham, Kentucky

Benham Schoolhouse Inn

Wander the locker-lined, terrazzo-floored halls and sleep in a former classroom at this unique inn.
Myrtleford Old School Museum
Myrtleford, Australia

Myrtleford Old School Museum

An insight into the town's history of tobacco farming and involvement in World War II.
Glasgow, Scotland

Cheapside Street Fire Memorial

This colorful mosaic remembers one of Britain's most deadly peacetime fires.
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Podcast: Tina Turner Museum

The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll once attended this one-room schoolhouse.
The Podcast Team December 1, 2022
Titeuf statue
Carouge, Switzerland

Titeuf Statue

A statue of the Swiss cartoon character stands outside the school that inspired his creator.
Conduit Road Schoolhouse
Washington, D.C.

Conduit Road Schoolhouse

The Conduit Road Schoolhouse is one of the last one-room schoolhouses remaining in Washington, D.C.
Chain Bridge Road School
Washington, D.C.

Chain Bridge Road School

A rare example of a rural school in Washington, D.C.
Interior picture taken from window.
Bluemont, Virginia

Snickersville Academy

A glimpse into early 19th-century education.
Stonyhurst College
Stonyhurst, England

Stonyhurst Hall

The grounds of this Catholic boarding school are said to have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Video: Reliving the 19th-Century Schooling Days

School is always in session at the West Bay Common School Children’s Museum, where the 1898 Schoolhouse Session is designed to showcase a day in the life of a turn-of-the-century student.