Syria, Virginia
Rapidan Camp
Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.
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Syria, Virginia
Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.
Bologna, Italy
Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.
Destin, Florida
Dedicated to the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village."
Townsend, Tennessee
In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Walk down an otherwise nondescript alley near Washington Square West in South Philly and find yourself in a vivid, immersive mosaic wonderland.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
New York, New York
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
New York, New York
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
Landers, California
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
Nazaré, Portugal
A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.
Erto e Casso, Italy
When a massive landslide hit one of the world's tallest dams it created a tragic environmental disaster.
Bologna, Italy
Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.
Anagni, Italy
A medieval house with mysterious alchemical inscriptions on its facade
Anagni, Italy
This former papal residence was the site of an infamous incident known as the “slap of Anagni.”
Anagni, Italy
The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.
Charles City, Virginia
This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.
Bethany Beach, Delaware
This monumental sculpture that welcomes visitors to Bethany Beach is a tribute to a regional Nanticoke Indian Tribe leader.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
New York, New York
The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.