Paris, France
Musée du quai Branly (Quai Branly Museum)
This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.
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Paris, France
This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.
London, England
This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.
Fort Collins, Colorado
This stone marker honors the man who released Canada goose goslings in Fort Collins, Colorado.
San Francisco, California
A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.
Hirzel, Switzerland
Its collection commemorates the author of the iconic children's book "Heidi."
Stockholm, Sweden
A tombstone on the grounds of the royal castle marks the burial site of a Swedish king's beloved dog.
Sacramento, California
This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.
Tbilisi, Georgia
You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.
Sanborn, New York
This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.
Hartsville, South Carolina
The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.
Troy, New York
This relic of 19th-century infrastructure is one of the few remaining coal gas storage tanks in the U.S.
Älvdalen N, Sweden
This tiny Swedish troll protects the land and all who wander within it.
Hatch, New Mexico
A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.
Skagway, Alaska
Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Middletown, Connecticut
The gravestone of an eccentric Connecticut doctor features dinosaur tracks and a pair of fossil tree casts.
Fribourg, Switzerland
This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
An art museum inside an active factory.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.
Naples, Italy
This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.
Rudbaxton, Wales
Eerily lifelike effigies stare at everyone who enters this sanctuary.
Seaside, Oregon
This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.