Staunton, Virginia
Frontier Culture Museum
Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.
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Staunton, Virginia
Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.
Charlottesville, Virginia
The only museum outside of Australia dedicated to exhibiting the artwork of Indigenous Australian artists.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.
Lynchburg, Virginia
The Harlem Renaissance poet and activist wrote, organized, and hosted travelers in this Lynchburg, Virginia oasis.
Pocahontas, Virginia
A literal in-depth look at one of the United States' most cherished coal mines and the questionable working conditions of its laborers
Meyrin, Switzerland
This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.
Basel, Switzerland
The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.
Fribourg, Switzerland
This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.
Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland
150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.
Kaltbach, Switzerland
A 22-million-year-old sandstone cave is a natural habitat for award-winning cheese.
Geneva, Switzerland
This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.
Zurich, Switzerland
Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.
Zurich, Switzerland
One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.
Schwyz, Switzerland
The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.
Neuheim, Switzerland
These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Meyrin, Switzerland
Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Wasserauen, Switzerland
This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.
Walenstadt, Switzerland
A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.
Independence, Missouri
A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.