Vizille, France
The Death Mask of Gabrielle Danton
The people's champion of the French Revolution was so overcome by grief at his wife's death that he exhumed her in the dead of night to make one final replica of her face.
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Vizille, France
The people's champion of the French Revolution was so overcome by grief at his wife's death that he exhumed her in the dead of night to make one final replica of her face.
Pawling, New York
This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.
Bethlehem, Connecticut
These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.
Wingdale, New York
An abandoned asylum once on the cutting edge of lobotomies may be reborn as a Christian college.
Sutton Courtenay, England
In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.
Ecchinswell, England
This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.
Little Wittenham, England
For a century and a half, this great beech stood bearing a carefully carved 20-line poem. Now this stone and plaque are all that remain.
Bramley, England
The walls of this village church are decorated by two unique religious works of art.
Reading, England
This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.
Kingsclere, England
After a night ravaged by bedbugs, it's said King John ordered the creation of this weathervane.
Reading, England
Soak up some local history in this restored Edwardian era swimming pool.
Reading, England
The lion represents a fascinating part of English history, and the story of a man who obsessed over its creation.
Reading, England
The wooden grave marker of a railroad worker who died in a freak whirlwind.
Reading, England
Once believed to be a sacred Roman legionary symbol, this bronze figure inspired the 1954 novel 'The Eagle of the Ninth.'
Reading, England
This unique, full-sized copy of the Bayeux Tapestry sports a few modern additions, including underwear.
Stoke Row, England
A well for a well, this anachronistically Indian-styled water pit was built in its small town home in gratitude for a similar favor.
Reading, England
Once the site of medieval pilgrimage for its healing powers, this well was lost and later rediscovered.
Checkendon, England
In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Dedicated in 1895, this is the world's first tribute to the hardworking newspaper delivery boy.
Göttingen, Germany
A beloved street vendor is memorialized outside a German train station.
Ibi, Spain
This beloved ancient tree is the pride of this city center.
Tonalá, Mexico
A tribute to the region's rich history of pottery art.
Austin, Texas
A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.
Austin, Texas
Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.