Boston, Massachusetts
Mapparium Globe
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
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Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
New York, New York
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
London, England
This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Malakwa, British Columbia
An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.
Toronto, Ontario
A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.
Stowe, Vermont
Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.
Trenton, Maine
This high-octane event honors Maine’s legacy as the birthplace of logging in the U.S.
Greenville, Maine
The fire tower along this steep, scenic hiking trail offers the best views of Maine’s Moosehead Lake.
Portland, Maine
An eight-foot-long pine cone made out of 140 recycled steel shovels is an homage to Maine's state flower.
Alna, Maine
Preserving the memory of the narrow railroads that once crisscrossed the state of Maine.
Brunswick, Maine
This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.
Portland, Maine
Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.
Livingston, Scotland
Scotland is filled with standing stones that date back hundreds or thousands of years. This is not one of them.
Glasgow, Scotland
One of the city's oldest pubs displays a skull said to belong to the country's last witch burned at the stake.
Stirling, Scotland
This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.