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VanDerBeek + VanDerBeek exhibition on view September 20, 2019 - January 4, 2020

Asheville, North Carolina

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

Miami Circle

Miami, Florida

Miami Circle

A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.

The statue.

Windsor, Ohio

Servants of Mary Center for Peace

The world's largest Our Lady of Guadalupe statue overlooks this Ohio sanctuary.

American Sign Museum

Cincinnati, Ohio

American Sign Museum

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Antikythera Mechanism

Athens, Greece

Antikythera Mechanism

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

Khustain Nuruu National Park

Mongolia

Khustain Nuruu National Park

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

The museum celebrating a double Pulitzer winner.

Key West, Florida

Tennessee Williams Museum

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

Brigit's Celtic Garden

Galway, Ireland

Brigit's Celtic Garden

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

The Long Room Library at Trinity College

Dublin, Ireland

The Long Room Library at Trinity College

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

"Orbis et Globus."

Iceland

Arctic Circle Marker

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

Seljavallalaug swimming pool

Skogar, Iceland

Seljavallalaug

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

Jökulsárlón

Iceland

Jökulsárlón

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

When the tide is out one can clearly see the concrete support

Iceland

Hvítserkur

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

"Here lies Paul, and that's all."

Kelliher, Minnesota

Paul Bunyan's Gravesite

A memorial to a larger-than-life legend, inside a county that also holds Bunyan's death certificate.

Broken Crow & OverUnder Mural

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Broken Crow & OverUnder Mural

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

World's Heaviest Ball of Twine

Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin

World's Heaviest Ball of Twine

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

Many breeds of dog.
Permanently Closed

Shell Lake, Wisconsin

Museum of Woodcarving

The world's largest woodcarving collection includes dozens of Bible scenes and a wooden bestiary, all carved by one man.

Accordion

Superior, Wisconsin

A World of Accordions Museum

A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.

Tremont Nail Company

Wareham, Massachusetts

Tremont Nail Company

The former home of the oldest nail maker in the United States was built on the ashes of a mill burned by the British.

Pilgrim Hall Museum

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Pilgrim Hall Museum

This museum shines a light on the true Pilgrim experience in North America.

Birds of prey are a frequent sanctuary visitor.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary

A hidden oasis in the heart of Minneapolis is also an Important Bird Area.

Gatherings Cafe

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Gatherings Cafe

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

"Princess Kay of the Milky Way" Butter Heads

Saint Paul, Minnesota

"Princess Kay of the Milky Way" Butter Heads

Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.

Western Sculpture Park

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Western Sculpture Park

An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.

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