Bridgewater, New Jersey
The Spot Where WWI Ended
American involvement in World War I officially ended in 1921 in New Jersey, three years late and thousands of miles from the battlefield.
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Bridgewater, New Jersey
American involvement in World War I officially ended in 1921 in New Jersey, three years late and thousands of miles from the battlefield.
Captain Cook, Hawaii
Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.
London, England
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
Wyoming, Michigan
These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.
Ithaca, New York
Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.
Okotoks, Alberta
This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.
Elvas, Portugal
This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.
Sea Ranch, California
This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.
Petra District, Jordan
A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.
Lundin Links, Scotland
A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.
Stirling, Scotland
Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.
Lower Darnley, Prince Edward Island
Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.
Zurich, Switzerland
Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.
England
The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.
Washington, D.C.
A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.
Barrow, Alaska
The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Iceland
In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.
Glendive, Montana
The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.
Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix, Québec
An abandoned town centered around a paper mill powered by a large waterfall.
London, England
The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.
Washington, D.C.
An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.