London, England
The Fan Museum
This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.
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London, England
This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.
Westward Ho!, England
How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.
Boston, Massachusetts
Around 160 years ago, this spot marked the location of a wharf along the shores of the Charles River.
New York, New York
Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
Narragansett, Rhode Island
This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.
Boothbay, Maine
A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.
Guildford, England
This public pool is one of the last remaining lidos of the countless built in the 1930's as public works projects in the United Kingdom.
Boston, Massachusetts
A disastrous shipwreck and a tragic love story.
Hull, Massachusetts
Overgrown ruins of a turn of the century island fort that sees very few visitors.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
London, England
This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
Downe, England
The Origin of On the Origin of Species.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Homosassa, Florida
Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Hill-like structures formed by glaciers and sandy spits of land.
Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.
Atlanta, Georgia
Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.
Chiefland, Florida
A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Mexico City, Mexico
These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.