San Bernardino, California
Unofficial McDonald's Museum
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
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County Donegal, Ireland
Farren’s Bar
Ireland’s northernmost pub.
London, England
10 Hyde Park Place
A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.
Salem, Massachusetts
The Parker Brothers’ Grave
They founded the game company that made Clue, Monopoly, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, and Sorry!
Boston, Massachusetts
The Liberty Hotel
A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.
Washington, D.C.
Misspelling at the Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.
Washington, D.C.
Battleground National Cemetery
This tiny, one-acre cemetery serves as a reminder of when the Civil War got close to the nation’s capitol.
Sherborne St John, England
The Vyne
Alongside its 16th- and 17th-century architecture and interiors, this mansion houses an Ancient Roman ring that some believe may have inspired J.R.R. Tolkien.
Washington, D.C.
First Teddy Bear
The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Burryman
As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.
Washington, D.C.
Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Washington, D.C.
Grace Hopper's Bug
A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.
Washington, D.C.
Reading Room at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
Washington, D.C.
Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Washington, D.C.
National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Crested Butte, Colorado
Crested Butte Cemetery
A testament to Colorado’s rugged mining history sits against a backdrop of striking mountain scenery.
Manchester, England
The Shakespeare
This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.
Port Jervis, New York
Tri-States Monument
A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.
Turin, Italy
Occhi del Diavolo
The mysterious “eyes of the Devil” dot a street in the occult center of Italy.
Smithfield, North Carolina
Wild Bill's Western Town
The replica western town of Shadowhawk was built by a former Hollywood actor in Smithfield, North Carolina.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Tiny Tombs
In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.
Baltimore, Maryland
Witch Board Museum Baltimore
This small museum celebrates the history of the Ouija board and its connection to the city of Baltimore.
Griswold, Connecticut
Jewett City Vampires
The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.
Hunedoara, Romania
Corvin Castle
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
