Places Marbles07 Wants to Go

Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

A 200-year-old collection of medical paraphernalia in a historic house.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

This 15th century pharmacy displays a beautiful collection of ancient medicine jars.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

One of the world's largest collections of pharmaceutical artifacts.

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.