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Handy Guides to the World’s Most Curious Places

Original letter of Abraham, the son of Maimonides found in the Cairo genizah.

A sculpture of the Tower of Babel, by Alan Baughman, from the Introductory Room of the Museum of the Alphabet

Boontling word of the week in the tap room of the Anderson Valley Brewing Company.

“Vuel Villa” by Xul Solar

St. Helena Island

A Linguistics Lover's Tour of the World

12 places to marvel at the history of human language.

Including The Cairo Genizah , The Museum of the Alphabet , Boontling Language of Boonville, and Esperanto Museum

Bolivia’s Witch Market

Dubrovnik Maskeron

The Statue of St. Anthony’s Pig

The Guardhouse Monkey

Lincoln Tomb

Il Porcelino

15 Unlikely Places to Re-Up Your Luck

Luck be a... llama fetus?

Including Bolivia's Witch Market, Dubrovnik Maskeron, Statue of St. Anthony's Pig, and The Guardhouse Monkey

Apothecary jars in main room

18th century Viennese Apoteka

The museum is stuffed with old bottles.

Remedies at The Chemist’s Collection.

In the pharmacy cellar.

What Ho, Apothecary! 18 Intriguing Pharmacy Museums

Take a calmative and visit one of these preserved drug preparers.

Including Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy, Pharmacy Museum of Sibiu, New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, and Svaneapotek

Cutaway watercolors of the present day dome

The tunnels all look slightly differiently

This is NOT the flag pole in question

Senate-side tower

Library of Congress Card Catalog

Hidden Congress: An Alternative Tour of the U.S. Capitol

12 far less obvious destinations in and around D.C.'s Capitol Hill.

Including National Capitol Columns, Inside the Capitol Dome, Capitol Building Tunnel System, and Flag Office Elevator

The Paddington Bear statue at Paddington station.

The central interior of Leadenhall Market

221b, Baker Street

Peter Pan is the boy who never grows up.

The house was built in 1700.

A Storybook Tour of London's Literary Past

Page through England's capital city with Potter, Poppins, Paddington, and Pan.

Including Paddington Bear Statue , Leadenhall Market, 221b Baker Street, and Peter Pan Statue

Mural by Richard Haas on the outside of the Cowgirl Hall of Fame

Admiral Grace Hopper’s bug.

Angelus Temple

Monument and park dedicated to Dr. McCarroll with plaque detailing her deeds

Jeju Mermaids

25 Places Commemorating Women Who Were Ahead of Their Time

These career ladies hammered cracks into the glass ceiling.

Including Cowgirl Hall of Fame, Grace Hopper's Bug, Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower, and Angelus Temple

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