Albany, New York
American Italian Heritage Museum
The largest museum dedicated to Italian Americans on the East Coast is located in a 100-year-old church.
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Albany, New York
The largest museum dedicated to Italian Americans on the East Coast is located in a 100-year-old church.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Oxford, England
J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.
Oxford, England
The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.
Rummu, Estonia
The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.
Seattle, Washington
Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Stowe, Vermont
The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.
Nanjemoy, Maryland
The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.
Bradford, Pennsylvania
This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.
Canastota, New York
Celebrating the greatest pugilists the world has ever known.
Ballston Spa, New York
Thousands of bottles that have held everything from poison to perfume make up the collection of this small museum.
Saratoga Springs, New York
Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.
Keene Valley, New York
The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.
Wilmington, New York
A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.
Rochester, New York
An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.
Lake George, New York
This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.
Corning, New York
Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.
Hyde Park, New York
"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
Schroon Lake, New York
This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground
Woodstock, New York
A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.
Buena Vista, Colorado
At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.