Edinburgh, Scotland
Museum of Childhood
The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.
Paisley, Scotland
A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.
O'Leary, Prince Edward Island
Made from local Irish moss, this pie is served only in Prince Edward Island's potato museum.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.
Rose Hill, North Carolina
This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.
Stanley, North Dakota
The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.
Antwerp, Belgium
This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Seattle, Washington
This edible park is open to any and all foragers.
Port McNeill, British Columbia
A Canadian port town is oddly home to two of the largest tree burls in the world.
Jarbidge, Nevada
One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
A building facade covered with the statues of 11 giants of Tajik literature.
Howick, South Africa
Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.
Boulder, Montana
This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.
Xiva, Uzbekistan
Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.
Tambon Kuet Chang, Thailand
Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.
Chittorgarh, India
A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.
Iceland
A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
New Mexico
One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.
Truro, England
Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.
Stamford, England
England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.
Iran
A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.