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.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.
Glencoe, Scotland
A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Banavie, Scotland
The longest staircase lock in Britain.
Polldubh, Scotland
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.
Frederick, Maryland
This three-story Victorian mansion is now home to the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center headquarters.
Frederick, Maryland
A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.
Bruges, Belgium
You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Chicago, Illinois
At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.
Chicago, Illinois
Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.
Chicago, Illinois
To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Vatican City
This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.