Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian Sushi Collection
Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.
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Washington, D.C.
Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.
Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland
Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.
Washington, D.C.
A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.
McLean, Virginia
A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.
Washington, D.C.
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Washington, D.C.
A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.
Washington, D.C.
Ruins from the Parthenon and petrified wood line the interior of one of the world's most famous monuments.
Mentor, Ohio
A fiberglass jungle, deep in the wilds of the Cleveland suburbs.
Cleveland, Ohio
Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.
East Cleveland, Ohio
Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.
Willoughby, Ohio
Solving a 60-year mystery finally gave a name to the young woman known only by the color of her clothes.
Euclid, Ohio
This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.
Linesville, Pennsylvania
"Where the ducks walk on fish."
New Castle, Pennsylvania
This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Within this beautiful Pittsburgh cemetery, a unique headstone bears witness to one man's eternal love for Jaws.
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
An outlet for connecting to memories of lost loved ones and saying goodbyes you never got to say.
Mars, Pennsylvania
Could it have picked a better place to land?
Erie, Pennsylvania
A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.
Mansfield, Ohio
The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.
Mansfield, Ohio
Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.
Mansfield, Ohio
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.