Boston, Massachusetts
Mapparium Globe
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
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Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Boston, Massachusetts
The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.
Boston, Massachusetts
This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.
Brookline, Massachusetts
This Dutch-styled residential building was originally a cocoa company's World's Fair showpiece.
Troy, New York
The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.
England
No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.
Haines Falls, New York
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
Saratoga Springs, New York
The first evidence of some of the Earth's earliest life was found in this fossilized undersea grotto.
London, England
An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
London, England
Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
London, England
The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
London, England
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
London, England
Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.
Paris, France
Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.
Paris, France
A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Paris, France
Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.