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Cheese Zombies for lunch in Yakima, WA.
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Cheese Zombies

The Yakima Valley's beloved school lunch takes grilled cheese to the next level.
The interior of this control tower was a mimic of an aircraft carrier ops room.
Crail, Scotland

Crail Airfield

Soviet intelligence had a keen interest in the Cold War linguistic school at this old Scottish airfield.
Visitor's center.
Gibsonville, North Carolina

Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum

A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.
Students signing 1945 edition of <em>Ramblings</em>.
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The Student Yearbooks of a Japanese-American Detention Camp

Topaz operated like any other 1940s U.S. high school, except its teenagers were prisoners of the federal government.
Erin Gold March 16, 2018
Mosaic Courtyard.
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Mosaic Courtyard

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.
The Toaster at night.
Aachen, Germany

The Toaster

A distinctive former power plant turned university lecture hall looks like it could make you breakfast.
Schoolhouse Cinema, one of the smallest cinemas in Scotland.
Out Skerries, Scotland

Schoolhouse Cinema

A remote island holds what claims to be Scotland's smallest cinema.
Schlaraffia Room.
Chicago, Illinois

DANK Haus German American Cultural Center

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.
The pumpkin on the tower.
31 days of halloween

More Than 20 Years Later, Cornell's Great Pumpkin Mystery Remains Unsolved

Who put a gourd on top of this 173-foot bell tower?
Cara Giaimo October 11, 2017
Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Bethesda, Maryland

Naval Surface Warfare Center

This massive swimming pool is the high tech home to the human-powered submarine races.
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Why the University of Guam Renamed Its Semesters

It's all about promoting the use of Chamorro, the island's native language.
Cara Giaimo September 19, 2017
Washington, D.C.

Capitalsaurus Court

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.
An acrobatic formation by the centre's students.
Conakry, Guinea

Keita Fodeba Centre for Acrobatic Arts

The school produces some of Africa's most talented acrobats and contortionists.
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The Forgotten History of the Neapolitan 'Kindergarten Ship'

The educational experiment in Naples Harbor that turned street children into sailors and students.
Anika Burgess August 25, 2017
Kimball, South Dakota

South Dakota Tractor Museum

An impressive collection of farm equipment and other artifacts from life on the prairie.
Exterior of the Castle of Childhood
sovkhoza im. Lenina, Russia

Castle of Childhood

A magnificent, Disneyesque chateau built for 150 lucky kindergarteners.
Permanently Closed
Multiplication tables
Dallas, Texas

Public School 972

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.
mystery

School Office Detectives Reunite a 1965 Class Ring With Its Owner

The school was secondary. The solution was elementary.
Natasha Frost July 26, 2017