Most Recent Places

Prior to modern plumbing, some toilets were in tall towers perched over rivers.

The engine block of a British Royal Mail Ship marks the spot of her demise, caused by the Great Gale of 1856.

The world's largest pin (or tack) is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, at the Transit Authority of Central Kentucky (TACK) headquarters.

Frances Slocum was taken by Delaware Indians in 1778 and lived as, Maconaquah, a Miami Indian until her death in 1847.

Across the old bridge in Taiama is a monument to two Americans killed in a war against British imperialism.

A beautiful and tranquil place, home to a community of Benedictine monks and the resting place of Emperor Napoleon III, Empress Eugene and Prince Louis.

Probably the only remaining trace of a leprosy house in Wisconsin, reflecting a time when leprosy was uncurable and sufferers were isolated.

This historic landmark stands as a towering tribute to the area's farming legacy and remains one of the few traditional wooden elevators still watching over the Saskatchewan prairies.

A desert journey through atomic history.

The museum within the Kom-Ombo Temple complex houses mummified crocodiles and mummified crocodile eggs.

A safe sanctuary for rescued shelter cats with an imaginative, glitter-infused experience

This is a full-scale replica of a complete Stonehenge made from locally quarried Esperance granite.

A tiny Bergen museum where deadly substances, historical murders, and toxic curiosities share the same shelf.

Multiple versions of this horned sculpture, tied to local legend, have been stolen over the years.

This statue of King George V was beheaded as a protest of colonialism.

A century-old local legend surrounds the grave of Barbara Snyder due to its eerie epitaph.

A vibrant arts enclave in stunning red rock scenery.

This section of the Art and History Museum's collections at the Cinquantenaire explores the symbolism of the heart in Western society.