Las Vegas, Nevada
Office of Collecting and Design
Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.
Seville, Spain
Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.
West Lafayette, Indiana
Historians and hobbyists head to this former French outpost for the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.
Washington, D.C.
The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.
Portland, Maine
The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.
Portland, Maine
Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.
Mina, Mexico
A rocky shelter in the desert hides one of the largest concentrations of cave paintings in Mexico.
The Dalles, Oregon
This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.
Jiayuguan Shi, China
This once-booming oil city is now a relic of the region's industrial past.
Murray Bridge, Australia
An animatronic tribute to a legendary half-man, half-fish creature.
Boom, Belgium
Take a leisurely walk through the park to find the seven giant troll sculptures hidden throughout the park.
Washington, D.C.
The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.
Washington, D.C.
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
Washington, D.C.
A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.
Worcester, Massachusetts
The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.
Seoul, South Korea
The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.
Belmonte, Portugal
This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.
Fountain City, Wisconsin
Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.
Ranchi, India
This women-run eatery and cooking school is putting India's long-neglected tribal cuisines back on the menu.
Leicester, England
This former sewage pumping station is now a fascinating museum.
Weatherford, Texas
This Texas home and garden was the masterpiece of a British portrait painter.
Broadmeadow, Australia
This whimsical garden filled with fairies and incredible creatures has been enchanting children—and adults—since the 1970s.