Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Folklore Exhibit at the Sharjah Heritage Museum
Dioramas retell the obscure local legends and ghost stories of Sharjah, from a living palm tree to a headless camel.
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Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Dioramas retell the obscure local legends and ghost stories of Sharjah, from a living palm tree to a headless camel.
Glenelg, Australia
A controversial interactive sculpture that "weeps" water.
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok's take on the High Line is a park on a traffic bridge above the iconic Chao Phraya River.
Paris, France
This oddly shaped boulder in Paris is rumored to be cursed.
Bristol, England
A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?
New Orleans, Louisiana
One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.
Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Concord, New Hampshire
This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The vanishing remains of an old water station from the late 19th century.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.
Priest Lake, Idaho
This historic Idaho island is home to a strange timeshare museum, a homemade mini-golf course, and an outhouse named Aunt Fanny.
Jerome, Idaho
During World War II, over 13,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in this camp in the Idaho desert.
Kuna, Idaho
A volcanic core jutting above the plain between the Snake and Boise Rivers, a marker identifies the reference point for all U.S. Government Surveys in Idaho.
Kamiah, Idaho
This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.
Salmon, Idaho
An Idaho legend carved out a cave village with his own two hands.
Wallace, Idaho
The mayor made the declaration in 2004.
Nampa, Idaho
A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Boise, Idaho
Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.