Salzburg, Austria
The World of Puppets Museum
A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.
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Salzburg, Austria
A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.
Tarsdorf, Austria
American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The imprints of astronaut Charles Duke’s moon boots live on at Myrtle Beach’s official South Carolina Hall of Fame.
Fremont, California
Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.
Chicago, Illinois
Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Brunswick, Georgia
This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.
Lowell, Massachusetts
The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.
Townsend, Georgia
Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.
St. Augustine, Florida
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
St. Augustine, Florida
It's a pretty creepy lock-up.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
Andersonville, Georgia
The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.
Rome, Georgia
This labyrinth was designed to help visitors focus and meditate.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.
Decatur, Georgia
A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.
Savannah, Georgia
This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
Savannah, Georgia
Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.
Savannah, Georgia
Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.
Savannah, Georgia
This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.