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Rockville, Maryland
Museum of Outdated Technology
The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.
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San Francisco, California
Arion Press and M & H Type
Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.
Brussels, Belgium
Maison de la Bellone
This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.
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Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac Silverdome
What was once the largest NFL stadium.
Washington, D.C.
Organization of American States Building
The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.
Irvine, California
Orange Balloon
One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.
Longyearbyen, Norway
Longyearbyen
In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon, France
Romagne 14-18
A unique museum tells the story of the day-to-day life of World War I soldiers.
Washington, D.C.
Carnegie Library of Washington, D.C.
D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.
St. Augustine, Florida
Sacred Cat Rug
Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.
St. Augustine, Florida
Sir Winston Churchill's Lion 'Rota'
A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.
Worcester, Massachusetts
Lois Lane
A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.
Aptos, California
Egg Vending Machine at Glaum Ranch
At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Museum of Socialist Art
A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.
Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Card Catalog
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
Cedar Creek, Texas
Pecan Pie Vending Machine
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Alyosha Monument
A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Melrose, Scotland
Robert the Bruce's Heart
The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.
Canberra, Australia
Phar Lap's Heart
The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.
Cedar Creek, Texas
Ms. Pearl
The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.
Paris, France
The Stravinsky Fountain
A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.
Ross, North Dakota
Oldest Mosque in the U.S.
The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.
Washington, D.C.
Riggs Library
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
