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London, England

10 Hyde Park Place

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.
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Tholey, Germany

Tholey Abbey

Germany’s oldest monastery has origins dating back to the 7th century.
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Tukwila, Washington

The Museum of Flight

An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.
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Aranjuez, Spain

Aranjuez Bullfighting Museum

This bullfighting museum is part of a bullfighting coliseum (plaza de toros) built in the 18th century.
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Virginia Beach, Virginia

Cape Henry Memorial Cross

Jamestown may have been the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, but the colonists made landfall at a lesser known cape.
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London, England

Remains of Richmond Palace

This site was once home to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
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Hortoneda, Spain

Monument als Raiers (Monument to the Raftsmen)

These long, lean figures pay tribute to the daring feats of the historical raftsmen of Catalonia.
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Jemez Springs, New Mexico

Jemez Historic Site

Once a year, the ruins of an ancient village come alive with hundreds of glowing farolitos.
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Utulei, American Samoa

Abandoned Mt. Alava Aerial Tramway

The site of abandoned cable car system provides expansive views of Tutuila and nearby capital Pago Pago.
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Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Marconi Wireless Station Site

The first transatlantic wireless communication between the U.S. and Europe took place here in 1903.
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Marietta, Georgia

Gone With the Wind Museum

This 19th-century building showcases memorabilia from the acclaimed 1939 film.
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Yucca Valley, California

Morongo Basin Historical Museum

A desert community’s history is captured by this collection of artifacts and memorabilia.
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Ljubljana, Slovenia

James Joyce Plaque

The only monument in Slovenia celebrating the famous writer, who stayed there for one night entirely by mistake.
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Rievaulx, England

Rievaulx Abbey

This 11th-century Cistercian abbey was once seized by Henry VIII.
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Monterrey, Mexico

La Milarca Museum

Coins, pottery and an underground wunderkammer featuring a fossil of the species named after the collector behind it all.
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Osaka, Japan

Planet Plus One

Visit a speakeasy-like indie cinema specializing in 16mm and 35mm films.
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Seaford, Delaware

Hardscrabble, Delaware

Did the word “hardscrabble” originate from an 18th century Delaware fistfight?
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San Francisco, California

Jack Kerouac Alley

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.
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