Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Foucault Pendulum at the Franklin Institute
A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Coreglia Antelminelli, Italy
The link between these two seemingly disparate themes is crucial to the history of this Tuscan hill town.
Calatafimi, Italy
This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Naples, Italy
An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.