Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield Schoolhouse Museum
This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.
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Smithfield, Virginia
This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.
Portsmouth, Virginia
A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.
Tokyo, Japan
Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.
Robertsfors N, Sweden
The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.
Portsmouth, Virginia
Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.
Mantua, Italy
A hidden bas-relief of a hare on a church main portal that brings good luck to the ones who find it.
Mintaro, Australia
An opulent mansion that acted as the set for Appleyard Girls School in the 1975 classic film 'Picnic at Hanging Rock.'
Valle de Bravo, Mexico
One of the oldest and largest Buddhist structures in the Americas, located in a peaceful forest outside Mexico City.
Wayne, Pennsylvania
A beloved horticultural oasis on the grounds of a wealthy family's former estate.
Averara, Italy
Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.
Lakes Entrance, Australia
This museum is home to one of the largest private collections of seashells in Australia.
Hildesheim, Germany
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Las Vegas, Nevada
James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.
Salamanca, New York
This museum pays tribute to the largest group in the Iroquois Confederacy.
Rockford, Illinois
This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."
Whitethorn, California
A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.
Ottawa, Ontario
These prehistoric replicas were based on actual skeletal remains.
Pen-yr-Allt, Wales
This mysterious wheel-cross is the tallest in Britain.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
A famous pilgrimage site that remains hidden in the midst of a city.
Pisa, Italy
Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.
Moultonborough, New Hampshire
This store also houses a museum dedicated to the history of these small, historic community shops.
Assisi, Italy
What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.
Chevreuse, France
A total of 22 tiny bridges cross this canal of the Yvette River, forming a unique trail.