Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Places I've been
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Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Maincy, France
This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Ithaca, New York
Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.
Romulus, New York
World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.
Niles, Illinois
Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Koloa, Hawaii
This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
Chicago, Illinois
A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.
Chicago, Illinois
A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.
Chicago, Illinois
An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.
Chicago, Illinois
All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.
Winchester, England
A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.
Portsmouth, England
Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Paris, France
An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.
Paris, France
A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.