Boston, Massachusetts
Mapparium Globe
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
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Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Norway, Maine
This 90-year-old building is home to possibly the most New Englandy social club in existence.
Woodstock, Maine
A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.
York, Maine
True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.
Yarmouth, Maine
The world's largest rotating world.
Kennebunkport, Maine
The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Hingham, Massachusetts
Oldest church in the United States that is still in continuous use.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Memphis, Tennessee
A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Montgomery, Alabama
Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.
Glover, Vermont
Cheap art and political theater in Vermont.
Derby, Vermont
This unusual building straddles two countries.
Bangor, Maine
The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Paris, France
The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.