Cambridge, Maryland
Bucktown Village Store
This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.
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Cambridge, Maryland
This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.
Jamestown, New York
This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.
The Hague, Netherlands
Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.
Bedford, Virginia
This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
Alexandria, Virginia
This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Washington, D.C.
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.
New York, New York
During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.
Washington, D.C.
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Albany, New York
This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Tumunui, New Zealand
An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.
Nags Head, North Carolina
This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
Córdoba, Spain
Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.
Córdoba, Spain
A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
Louisville, Kentucky
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Bar Harbor, Maine
These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.
Montreal, Québec
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Trier, Germany
The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
Stowe, Vermont
A mountain pass used by Prohibition-era bootleggers to facilitate traffic into and out of Canada from Vermont.