New York, New York
First Shearith Israel Graveyard
Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.
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New York, New York
Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
Bardstown, Kentucky
The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.
Torun, Poland
Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.
Lüneburg, Germany
This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.
Savannah, Georgia
A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.
Port Talbot, Wales
The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.
Hodovytsya, Ukraine
The ruins of an abandoned church loom within a picturesque Ukranian village.
Miajadas, Spain
A small town celebrates its cash crop with a giant highway sculpture.
Auckland, New Zealand
One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Logan, Ohio
Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Orlando, Florida
A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
Świdnica, Poland
This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.
Cabanas, Spain
This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.
Kailua, Hawaii
Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Florence, Italy
Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.
Florence, Italy
Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.