Newport, Rhode Island
Location of the First Gas Street Lamp
A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Newport, Rhode Island
A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.
Windsor, Illinois
A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.
Springfield, Massachusetts
This 15-foot-tall sculpture stands vigil at the back entrance to the largest public park in western Massachusetts.
Carp Lake, Michigan
“The Place Where Food Grows Near the River” implements ancestral Indigenous agricultural techniques.
Los Angeles, California
The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.
Tokyo, Japan
A unique shrine dedicated to the deified skull of a 17th-century Tokyo courtesan.
Bluefield, West Virginia
A once-abandoned school building converted into a fantastical multi-level art installation and haven for Appalachian artists.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Palestinian-style savory breads and fine patisserie are served with a generous side of hospitality.
Chester, Illinois
The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.
Concord, Massachusetts
The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.
Tokyo, Japan
This century-old electronics store-turned-cafe serves comforting, retro fare.
Danbury, Connecticut
After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.
San Francisco, California
Where a demonstration led to equal rights for one of California's most marginalized communities.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
A Colorado store that specializes in all things spiritual, metaphysical, and witchy.
Jevington, England
This blue plaque commemorates the unexpected origin of one of the world's most beloved deserts.
Istanbul, Turkey
Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.
Fortville, Indiana
The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.
Tokyo, Japan
Haunted by a giant white snake, this pond is said to bring the rain and pubic hair.
Sherborn, Massachusetts
Dedicated to a local cow who escaped a slaughterhouse and became an international symbol of peace.
Corona, New Mexico
Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.
Tucson, Arizona
A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under the bridge and take flight at sundown all summer long.
New York, New York
Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.
George Town, Malaysia
Step inside a Nyonya eatery nestled within a historic museum.