Hazlehurst, Mississippi
Robert Johnson House
A blues musician so talented that people said he must have traded his soul to the devil was born in this house.
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Hazlehurst, Mississippi
A blues musician so talented that people said he must have traded his soul to the devil was born in this house.
Tokyo, Japan
Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.
Treblinka, Poland
A somber memorial honors the hundreds of thousands of lives lost at this labor and extermination camp.
Linlithgow, Scotland
The fictional birthplace of the Chief Engineer aboard the Starship Enterprise.
Los Angeles, California
A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.
Marina di Ascea, Italy
This ancient city was home to one of the greatest schools of Greek philosophy.
Portsmouth, Virginia
A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.
Leśniewo, Poland
Built to transport German U-boats through the never-completed Masurian Canal, the locks near this Polish village are now home to a rope course.
Colebrook, New Hampshire
A mere dot on the map in the great north woods is the first place in America to vote in Presidential elections.
Marshfield, Massachusetts
In 1898, a New England storm that claimed more than 400 lives created this brand new stretch of shoreline.
Millinocket, Maine
This nature mural exists to protect the surrounding environment and its own canvas from destruction.
Lake George, New York
Of all the unique artifacts inside this library, a mummified hand stands out among the others.
London, England
This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.
Savannah, Georgia
This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.
Poolesville, Maryland
Using a massive antenna made up of five miles of wire, two scientists tuned into organic radio waves from the planet Jupiter.
Brooklyn, New York
This unusual apartment building may be Brooklyn's own version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
El Hierro, Spain
A well drilled into the side of a cliff supplies most of the water consumed on the island of El Hierro.
Tampa, Florida
A memorial to legendary newsman, publisher, and owner of La Gaceta, the only trilingual newspaper in the U.S.
Glasgow, Scotland
The largest terracotta fountain in the world, built to commemorate Britain’s Victorian achievements.
Glasgow, Scotland
A sculpture that commemorates an iconic photo of urban Scotland's past.
Tumanyan, Armenia
A tiny museum dedicated exclusively to the tiny art that decorates matchboxes.
Germantown, Maryland
Built in 1815, the stabilized ruins of the grist mill and sawmill are now gated, but interpretive displays on the features and functions of the mill preserve its history.
Montreal, Québec
This permanent exhibition of commercial signs aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the city.