Nikko, Japan
Abandoned Western Village
This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.
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Nikko, Japan
This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.
San Luis Potosí, Mexico
These sailing ship-shaped chandeliers are believed to have been a gift inspired by faith.
St. George, Utah
The first motion picture theater in southern Utah, reimagined and renovated as an arts hub.
Cassiglio, Italy
This house is adorned with a serenade macabre from the Counter-Reformation period.
San Francisco, California
This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).
Portland, Oregon
This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Pulpí, Spain
Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.
Alexandria, Virginia
The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.
Falls Church, Virginia
These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.
Great Falls, Virginia
The only surviving 19th-century water-powered mill found in the Washington, D.C. area.
Alexandria, Virginia
Once the largest trading firm of enslaved people in the U.S., this building is now a museum that preserves Alexandria's dark past.
Kenova, West Virginia
Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.
Charleston, West Virginia
This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.
Baltimore, Maryland
Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.
Washington, D.C.
The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.
Washington, D.C.
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
Mollina, Spain
More than 70 detailed dioramas—including some rather nontraditional ones—fill this charming museum.
Barcelona, Spain
This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.
Cervera, Spain
A signal indicates the entrance to this alley, rumored to be a meeting place for witches.
Sóller, Spain
This historical manor is complete with a magnificent garden.
La Palma, Spain
The oldest Marian image in the Canary Islands still impresses people nearly half a millennium later.
Valencia, Spain
This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.