Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Science History Institute
Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.
Yarmouth, Maine
The world's largest rotating world.
Tucson, Arizona
In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.
Washington, D.C.
When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.
Juneau, Alaska
Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.
Munfordville, Kentucky
A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
Morrison, Colorado
Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.
Detroit, Michigan
One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.
Heath, Massachusetts
A mysterious collection of stones stand outside a small New England town.
Atlanta, Georgia
The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.
Brooklyn, New York
In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).
South Park Township, Pennsylvania
One man's real life disfigurement inspired a lasting local legend surrounding an eerie tunnel.
Pasadena, California
Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.
Portland, Oregon
Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."
Detroit, Michigan
A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.
Pacifica, California
Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.
Perry, Georgia
Military and first responders can test their skills in a Foggy Bottom mock station down in Georgia.
Macon, Georgia
At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.
Hamilton, Ohio
Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.
West Chester, Ohio
The former broadcast site has been reimagined as a museum about the medium.
Bristol, England
A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.
Bisbee, Arizona
A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.
Bisbee, Arizona
Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.