Rutland, Massachusetts
Rutland Prison Camp
The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.
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Rutland, Massachusetts
The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.
Worcester, Massachusetts
On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.
Buffalo, New York
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.
Buffalo, New York
The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.
Buffalo, New York
Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.
Buffalo, New York
This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.
Buffalo, New York
The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.
Belgrade, Serbia
Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.
Budapest, Hungary
This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.
Chemnitz, Germany
One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.
Berlin, Germany
A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.
Cartagena, Colombia
In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.
Mexico City, Mexico
The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.
Trier, Germany
The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
Mexico City, Mexico
A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.
Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador
An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.
Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador
This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador
This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.
Saint-Pierre, France
These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.
Bermuda
Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.
Kingston, Ontario
This sculpture was made in 1973 for the city's 300th-anniversary celebrations and was largely considered an eyesore at the time.
Saint John, New Brunswick
A complicated, forgotten beacon of hope for thousands of immigrants, "Canada's Emerald Isle" lies in ruin.