Baltimore, Maryland
The B&O Railroad Museum
At the birthplace of American railroading, a world-class collection of historic trains.
Places I've been
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Baltimore, Maryland
At the birthplace of American railroading, a world-class collection of historic trains.
Boonsboro, Maryland
Bizarre Cavern.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Frostburg, Maryland
A steel skeleton is all that exists of what is supposed to be a replica of Noah's Ark
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Warrenton, Virginia
This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.
Nageezi, New Mexico
A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Basingstoke, England
Baked in 1898 and still almost flawless, this floral masterpiece is considered the world's oldest complete wedding cake.
Basingstoke, England
The birthplace of Jane Austen commemorated the 200th anniversary of her death with a bronze statue of the beloved author.
Basingstoke, England
A sincere and thoughtful art installation, mistaken by many as a statue of a penis.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Penzance, England
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
Penzance, England
A circle stone within a stone circle.
Cornwall, England
A neolithic dolmen that was rebuilt after collapsing during the 19th century.
Newlyn, England
A medieval quay that was the Mayflower's final port of call before sailing for America.
Bristol, England
The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.
Bristol, England
A monument dedicated to the unrecognized Black "mother" of modern medicine.
Bristol City, England
Originally made for a film, this replica plane hangs from the ceiling in the front hall of the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery