Florence, Italy
Museo Opificio delle Pietre Dure
Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.
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Florence, Italy
Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.
Cheshire, Connecticut
This historic park site contains the last remnants of a once bustling canal system.
New Haven, Connecticut
Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.
New Haven, Connecticut
The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.
Hebron, Connecticut
The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.
Groton, Connecticut
The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.
Rome, Italy
This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Vernazza, Italy
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Florence, Italy
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
Hebron, New Hampshire
This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.
Burlington, Vermont
Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.
Hartford, Connecticut
A portrait of the Charter Oak hangs in a frame made from the Charter Oak.
New York, New York
This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.
Three Rivers, New Mexico
More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.
Cleveland, South Carolina
According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.
Pismo Beach, California
Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Naica, Mexico
A gargantuan crystal kingdom.