Prague, Czechia
Museum of Communism
This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.
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Prague, Czechia
This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.
Prague, Czechia
An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."
Monkton, Maryland
This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.
Hull, Massachusetts
Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."
Hull, Massachusetts
Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.
Hull, Massachusetts
Overgrown ruins of a turn of the century island fort that sees very few visitors.
Boston, Massachusetts
On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.
Winthrop, Massachusetts
The site of the tragic isolation of Nipmuc Native Americans left to perish in King Philip's War.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
New York, New York
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Built in just a little over a week this preserved bunker was created to protect our most attractive POTUS while he was on vacation.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.
Chicago, Illinois
Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.
Niles, Illinois
Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.