Halberstadt, Germany
Sankt Burchardi Church Organ
Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.
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Halberstadt, Germany
Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.
London, England
Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.
Coventry, England
A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.
London, England
A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Cambridge, England
The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.
Portland, Oregon
Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"
Washington, D.C.
Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.
Lincoln, Nebraska
The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.
Cornimont, France
This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The largest bottled beer collection in the world holds over 22,000 unique beer bottles.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cat art as far as the eye can see.
Abilene, Kansas
A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.
Hollingbourne, England
A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?
Durham, North Carolina
The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.
Lyon, France
Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Chicago, Illinois
A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.
New York, New York
A clock set into the concrete outside a Manhattan jeweler has been telling time underfoot for over a century.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.