Palm Springs, California
Ruddy's General Store Museum
This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.
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Palm Springs, California
This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.
Columbus, New Mexico
Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park remembers the famous raid of General Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his soldiers.
Holly Springs, Mississippi
This tomb was fashioned with a sliding window for a grieving mother who struggled with her daughter's death.
Washington, D.C.
A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.
Washington, D.C.
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
London, Ontario
The "birthplace of insulin," where Sir Frederick Banting realized the hormone could save the lives of Type 1 diabetics.
San Luis Potosí, Mexico
These sailing ship-shaped chandeliers are believed to have been a gift inspired by faith.
Atlanta, Georgia
An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.
Piton Sainte-Rose, Réunion
At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.
London, England
What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
This art shopping center still boasts pieces of its past as a textile factory.
Saitama, Japan
A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.
Los Angeles, California
The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.
Nairn, Scotland
In the Scottish Highlands, this 13th-century castle ruin is hidden at the end of a farm track.
Acteal, Mexico
A 26-foot tall roadside concrete pillar recalls a yet-unresolved 1997 political massacre.
Bremen, Germany
A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.
Tatev, Armenia
Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.
Antonito, Colorado
The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.
Camp Sherman, Oregon
Approximately 50,000 gallons of water gush from these springs, creating the Metolius River.
Stirling, Scotland
These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.
Frackville, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s creepiest roadside attraction is a haunting example of roadside kitsch.
Dezzo, Italy
This house certainly has a unique decor.
Ado Awaiye, Nigeria
Ado Awaye Mountain and the unique lake that sits near its peak are shrouded in ancient legends.