Glover, Vermont
The Museum of Everyday Life
This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.
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Glover, Vermont
This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.
Hebron, North Dakota
A replica of a fort built from a frontier town's mass hysteria in the face of false reports of impending Native American violence.
Bottineau, North Dakota
The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.
Newcomb, New York
Hike deep into the woods to explore this Gilded Age masterpiece.
Newfield, New Jersey
Thousands of Matchbox cars spanning generations call this New Jersey barn home.
Milford, New Jersey
The only thing better than tubing down New Jersey's scenic Delaware River is doing so while eating a hot dog from a giant floating stand.
Vineland, New Jersey
This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Abhaneri, India
Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.
Cherrapunjee, India
Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.
London, England
One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.
Zurich, Switzerland
This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.
Portland, Maine
The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.
Sedgwick, Maine
This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Brussels, Belgium
Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.
Kalsoy, Faroe Islands
This tombstone marks the spot where the legendary British spy met his end.
Florence, Italy
The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.
Berkeley, California
Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.
Calhan, Colorado
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.
Manipur, India
The largest freshwater lake in northeast India is also the only floating national park in the world.
Pozzuoli, Italy
Smack-dab in Campania’s volcanic fields, this scenic lake was once thought to be the gate of hell.
Tokyo, Japan
Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.