Paris, France
Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
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Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Bogotá, Colombia
A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.
Bogotá, Colombia
This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
New Orleans, Louisiana
After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.
Mobridge, South Dakota
The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.
Cork, Ireland
An oddly conical beacon perched atop beautiful Irish cliffs.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
Kimball, South Dakota
An impressive collection of farm equipment and other artifacts from life on the prairie.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Grants, New Mexico
A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.
Cibola County, New Mexico
In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.
Ramah, New Mexico
Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.
New York, New York
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.