Lyon, France
La Fourvière Funicular
The world's first funicular powered by a steam engine.
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Lyon, France
The world's first funicular powered by a steam engine.
Washington, D.C.
The house where Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Since 1929, this institution has been serving one of the most celebrated po’ boys in New Orleans.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Fully ignoring any conventions of fine dining, chef Peter Vazquez turns out some of the best meals in the city in takeaway containers.
Herndon, Virginia
A tavern that is no longer in Dranesville.
Aldershot, England
The world's only surviving Inglis Bridge allowed for fast deployment during WWI.
Arden, New York
A 19th-century blast furnace that played a big role in the area’s industrial development.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This non-profit restaurant offers job training and skills to members of the Central City community.
Cadiz, California
Anyone can play paleontologist at this quarry that has Cambrian fossils galore.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Both the cocktails and the dive bar vibes are immaculate at this Mid-City watering hole.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Feast on twice-cooked goat with plantains and other Haitian street food dishes.
Marfa, Texas
Larger-than-life cut-out murals of James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor, dedicated to their 1956 film ‘Giant.’
Provo, Utah
A fully functional, commercial, miniature art gallery.
Ironton, Ohio
The final resting place of the renowned, eccentric artist doesn’t even include his name.
Gallup, New Mexico
John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.
Rome, Italy
Crispy, cheesy rice balls—the Roman answer to arancini—take center stage here.
Kingsville, Maryland
Scary stories haunt this wooden bridge.
Durango, Mexico
A small town that began as a western movie set.
Ireland
Ireland's only cable car once carried livestock across a treacherous strait.
Dublin, Ireland
Collection of still-functioning printing presses from the 18th to 20th centuries.
Ellijay, Georgia
This hillside mushroom farm shares land with a Buddhist monastery.
San Bernardino County, California
A remote field of nearly pristine sand dunes in the heart of the Mojave Desert.
Boston, Massachusetts
Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.
Miami, Florida
Remains of a massive World War II blimp base, now home to a railroad museum.