Chicago, Illinois
Money Museum
This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.
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Chicago, Illinois
This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.
Wapakoneta, Ohio
A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.
San Diego, California
A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.
San Diego, California
San Diego's most historic and haunted home.
San Diego, California
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
London, England
More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.
London, England
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
Dublin, Ireland
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
Dublin, Ireland
The house where the writer spent his formative years.
Isle of Anglesey, Wales
The lighthouse is on a island which is connected to another island, which is connected to another island, which is connected to one of the largest islands in the world.
Bar Harbor, Maine
These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.
Baddeck, Nova Scotia
This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.
Green Gables, Prince Edward Island
Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.