Bristol, Connecticut
New England Carousel Museum
A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.
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Bristol, Connecticut
A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.
North Tonawanda, New York
A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.
Brooklyn, New York
You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.
San Francisco, California
This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.
Los Angeles, California
A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.
San Francisco, California
A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
New York, New York
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
San Diego, California
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
Paris, France
Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.
Paris, France
The narrowest street in Paris.
Stanley, North Dakota
The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.
Great Dunmow, England
An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
New York, New York
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.