New Orleans, Louisiana
Fritai
Feast on twice-cooked goat with plantains and other Haitian street food dishes.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
Feast on twice-cooked goat with plantains and other Haitian street food dishes.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Chef Lisa Nelson serves up sensational doubles, jerk chicken, and other Trinidadian staples.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Dietikon, Switzerland
A mythically themed self-built sculpture park.
Thomasville, Georgia
This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.
Lorman, Mississippi
Native builders raised these mounds centuries ago, before local families turned one into a cemetery.
Rome, Italy
Roman-era ships unearthed...
Naples, Italy
Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.
Rome, Italy
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Venice, Italy
The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.
Lake Helen, Florida
Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
Barcelona, Spain
Visit the only cheesemaker working in Barcelona.
Atlanta, Georgia
The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.
Port Orange, Florida
Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
Morristown, Tennessee
All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."
Mount Hamilton, California
The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.
Los Angeles, California
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
St. Augustine, Florida
This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.
Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Atlanta, Georgia
This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.
Grand Marais, Michigan
This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.