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Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Barn Stars of Berks County 

Decorative folk arts dot the countryside barns of Berks County. 
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Wyomissing, Pennsylvania

Nicholas Stoltzfus House

Experience life in Colonial times at an Amish pioneer’s historic homestead in Berks County.
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Chittenango, New York

All Things Oz Museum

It has a large collection of Wizard of Oz and OZ universe related items.
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Taipei, Taiwan

NTU Giant Sequoia

A giant sequoia tree slice that traveled across oceans and lived through wars
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Cambridge, Massachusetts

Leif Erikson Plaque 

An engraved granite slab claims to mark the location where Leif Erikson built his house in the year 1000.
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Toledo, Spain

Cave of Hercules

This ancient Roman cistern has been the source of many legends throughout the centuries.
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Guys Mills, Pennsylvania

Tsuga Trail

Nature adventures await along this 1.2-mile scenic trail in a national wildlife refuge.
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Meadville, Pennsylvania

Baldwin Reynolds House Museum

This historic estate was home to a girls’ seminary before housing Meadville’s first mayor.
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Meadville, Pennsylvania

Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum

A small town in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, is home to a former world leader in stereoscopic photography.  
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Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania

Riverside Brewing Co. 

This brewery infuses its beers and food with maple from a generations-old family farm. 
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Hancock, Michigan

Quincy Dredge #2

Rusting hulk stands in testament to the Keweenaw Peninsula’s rich history of copper mining.
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Mifflin, Pennsylvania

Tuscarora Academy Museum

A former church turned school, turned museum, this building houses artifacts both unusual and mundane.
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Port Royal, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s Longest Covered Bridge

Slated for demolition in 1962, the historic Pomeroy-Academia Covered Bridge was saved by conservationists.
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Reedsville, Pennsylvania

Big Valley Antique Center

This vintage shopping center has more than 225 vendors selling everything from sports memorabilia to century-old furniture.
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Lewistown, Pennsylvania

‘Wild Geese: Flock Together’

Fiberglass geese standing 5 feet tall pay homage to the region’s love for the waterfowl.
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Great Falls, Montana

Murals of Great Falls

A permanent open-air exhibition of stunning, and inherently American, public art.
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Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

The Grotto at Longwood Gardens

A secret, ethereal waterfall beneath the picturesque gardens.
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Zurich, Switzerland

Charlemagne Statue in Grossmunster Crypts

A statue of Charlemagne, created in the 1400s, once overlooked the city, and is now located in a crypt.
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