Washington, D.C.
Maine Avenue Fish Market
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
Hope Valley, England
The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.
Hammonton, New Jersey
In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.
San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Washington, D.C.
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.
Deep River, Connecticut
The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.
Washington, D.C.
A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.
Ishøj, Denmark
Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.
Hartfield, England
The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.
Cleveland, Ohio
A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.
Denver, Colorado
One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.
Lübeck, Germany
A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.
An Hải, Vietnam
Home to what locals claim is the largest whale skeleton in Southeast Asia, which is worshiped yearly.
Berlin, Germany
Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.
Kyoto, Japan
A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.
Oslo, Norway
One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.
Northern Mariana Islands
The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.
Ramona, California
This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.
San Francisco, California
San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.