Moorhead, Mississippi
Where the Southern Cross the Dog
W.C. Handy, sometimes known as the Father of the Blues, drew inspiration for one of his biggest hits from this spot.
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Danville, Alabama
Jesse Owens Museum
A fascinating museum near the birthplace of the greatest track and field athlete of all time.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art
Swing by this iconic record store find out what’s going on in Clarksdale’s live music scene.
Oradour-sur-Glane, France
Oradour
This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.
Lübbenau/Spreewald, Germany
Gurkenmuseum (Cucumber Museum)
A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.
Sarbinowo, Poland
Fort Sarbinowo
This abandoned but well-preserved Prussian fortress sits abandoned in a Polish forest near the German border.
Wierzbno, Poland
The Versailles Border Stone
The original stone marking the interwar border between Germany and Poland sits in this unassuming village park.
Paris, France
'Victims of Revolutions'
French sculptor Paul Moreau-Vauthier transformed the site of a 19th-century massacre into a haunting memorial.
Treblinka, Poland
Muzeum Treblinka
A somber memorial honors the hundreds of thousands of lives lost at this labor and extermination camp.
Barcelona, Spain
Casa Batlló
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Park Güell
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
Sant Pau Recinte Modernista
The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.
Jaén, Spain
Arab Baths of Jaén
For centuries, the largest Arab bathhouse in Spain was hidden under a palace.
Brussels, Belgium
Museum of Erotics and Mythology
A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.
Rome, Italy
Vigna Randanini
One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.
Prague, Czechia
Iron Knight
The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.
Bilbao, Spain
Stained Glass Window at Bilbao Abando Indalecio Prieto Station
Marvel at this immense work of art that greets arrivals to the city.
Bilbao, Spain
Fountain of Dogs
This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.
Abbeville, Alabama
Rosa Parks Childhood Home
The future civil rights leader grew up in this Alabama farmhouse.
Cahors, France
Pont Valentre
A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.
La Geneytouse, France
St. Nicolas Pierre's Initiatiques (Initiatory Stones)
More than 140 granite sculptures decorate the lawn of this French sculptor.
Orniac, France
Musee de l'insolite (Museum of the Unusual)
An unusual, funny and fantastic open air museum.
Houston, Texas
Cajun Kitchen
Viet-Cajun is a true hybrid cuisine that evolved in Houston and at this Asiatown mainstay, there’s more to it than just crawfish.
Elk City, Oklahoma
National Route 66 Museum
An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."
