Winnipeg, Manitoba
Riel House
The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.
Johnstone, Scotland
Learn local history while picking up groceries at this museum tucked inside a supermarket.
Wanipigow, Manitoba
Ancient indigenous sculptures steeped in history and shrouded in mystery.
Porto, Portugal
When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The largest collection of Frazetta originals in the world.
White Cliffs, Australia
Australia's first opal field led to a mining rush in the 1890s.
Norden, California
A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.
Port-d'Envaux, France
A quarry cum sculpture park where the works of art are chiseled into the very walls.
Sterling, Virginia
These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.
Thasos, Greece
The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.
Cambridge, England
The graveyard with the highest IQ in Britain.
Carndonagh, Ireland
This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.
Madison, Wisconsin
A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Heysham, England
These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.
Banff, Alberta
Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.
Washington, D.C.
The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.
Laxey, Isle of Man
World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.
Zwiggelte, Netherlands
A radio telescope for listening to the stars, based in one of the cloudiest countries in the world.
Gävle, Sweden
A Viking man's tribute to his brother stands in Gävle's oldest church.
San Jose, California
A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.
Highland, Scotland
A double cantilever system bridge that was designed to prevent flood damage.
East Lothian, Scotland
A historic fortification critical to Anglo-Scottish conflicts now serves as a bed and breakfast.
San Jose, California
It took years to decode its mysterious messages.
Kilmacolm, Scotland
A missing Roman legion was recreated in sculpture along a Scottish cycling route.