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Hoenderloo, Netherlands
Netherlands Electricity and Radio Museum
This small electronics museum is full of whirring, humming, clicking ephemera.
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Assen, Netherlands
Yde Girl
Remarkably preserved body discovered in a peat bog.
Florence, Italy
Fresco of John Hawkwood
In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.
Florence, Italy
L’importuno di Michelangelo
The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.
Florence, Italy
Il Porcellino
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Florence, Italy
La Specola Anatomical Collection
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
Collinsville, Illinois
Cahokia Mounds
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
Collinsville, Illinois
World's Largest Catsup Bottle
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Bedford, Indiana
Bluespring Caverns
The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.
Oolitic, Indiana
Statue of Joe Palooka
The chiseled jaw of this forgotten American hero still stands tall in a small Indiana town.
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Bloomington, Indiana
Empire Quarry
A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.
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Bedford, Indiana
Bedford Limestone Pyramid
One-layer pyramid in Indiana.
Baltimore, Maryland
Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Baltimore, Maryland
Site of Edgar Allan Poe's Death
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
West Baden Springs, Indiana
Historic West Baden Springs Hotel
A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.
Santa Claus, Indiana
Santa Claus, Indiana
You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.
Jasper, Indiana
Providence Home Geode Grotto
One man's vision and a labor of love of many.
Thingvellir, Iceland
Þingvellir
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
Kassel, Germany
Museum of Sepulchral Culture
This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.
Ulm, Germany
Ulm Minster (Ulmer Münster)
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Roggenburg, Germany
Roggenburg Leiberfest
Bring out your dead (saints that have been festooned and bejeweled, so that we can parade them around the town)!
Washington, D.C.
The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly
Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.
District of Columbia
Darth Vader Grotesque
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
