Fairfield, Australia
Fruit Bats of Yarra Bend Park
Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.
Places PaulFisher23 Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Johnny Angel's Ginchy Stuff
One Pittsburgh musician's decades-in-the-making memorabilia collection is on display at this rock-n-roll curio shop.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Original Puppets from 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'
The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.
New York, New York
Mercury Theatre Plaque
Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."
Darwin, Minnesota
World's Largest Ball of Twine Rolled by One Man
17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
Kelleys Island Winery Ruins
These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.
Cleveland, Ohio
Steamship William G. Mather
This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."
New York, New York
6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
Brooklyn, New York
Coney Island Mermaid Parade
The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.
Paris, France
Gustave Eiffel's Secret Apartment
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The Crow's Nest at the Old Faithful Inn
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
New York, New York
The Real Winnie the Pooh & Pals
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
Washington, D.C.
Capitol Tile Room
In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.
Washington, D.C.
Missing Capitol Building Cornerstone
A promising candidate for the lost rock laid by George Washington was unearthed, but the hunt is still on.
Washington, D.C.
Legislative Bell System
An ear-piercing buzzer calls lawmakers to a vote with a series of long and short rings to form coded messages.
Washington, D.C.
Senate Bathtubs
Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.
Washington, D.C.
Flag Office Elevator
The elevator that makes it possible to fly American flags in bulk over the U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Barnes Foundation
Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.
St. Louis, Missouri
Burial Place of Chief Pontiac
A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.
Athens, Greece
Antikythera Mechanism
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Montreal, Québec
Habitat 67
This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.
