Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville Round House
A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.
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Somerville, Massachusetts
A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.
Boston, Massachusetts
Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.
Salem, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.
Clinton, Massachusetts
This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Mexico City, Mexico
A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.
New York, New York
Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.
Elmira, New York
The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.
Elmira, New York
The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
Sonora, California
Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A former chicken restaurant that doubled as a speakeasy is now a quirky home full of wonderfully strange traditions.
Quincy, Illinois
This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.
Police, Poland
This now-defunct synthetic fuel plant was once a major cog in the Nazi war machine.
Providence, Rhode Island
An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.
Providence, Rhode Island
To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.
Newport, Rhode Island
A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.
Newport, Rhode Island
Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!
Watertown, Massachusetts
Large Massachusetts museum dedicated to Armenian history and culture.
Qom, Iran
One of the holiest Shi'i shrines in Iran honors the life and death of a learned noblewoman who became a saint.
Tehran, Iran
A graveyard of old and rare planes that once were the glory of Persian aviation.
Tehran, Iran
This circular Iranian jail was once a political prison run by the country's secret police.
Shush, Iran
Burial site of a Jewish prophet revered in Iran.
Zanjān, Iran
Salt cured mummies continue to turn up in this Iranian mine.