Newport, Rhode Island
Location of the First Gas Street Lamp
A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Newport, Rhode Island
A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.
Blidworth, England
A mysterious medieval monument said to mark the final resting place of Robin Hood’s henchman.
Bottineau, North Dakota
The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.
Athens, Greece
The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.
Calhoun, Georgia
Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.
Clear Fork, West Virginia
A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.
Washington, D.C.
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.
Coventry, England
All that remains of the medieval palace of the famous "Black Prince."
Moulton, England
Every July, men dressed as giant crows dance around a scarecrow who comes to life.
Torrey, Utah
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.
Shlisselburg, Russia
An abandoned 14th-century castle and prison complex on a small island in the Neva River.
Bhimashankar, India
These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.
Sonora, California
A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.
Schwerin, Germany
Seventeen members of the local royal family are interred in this Baroque church in northern Germany.
Seoul, South Korea
About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.
Saint-Cloud, France
The former global standard for the exact mass of one kilogram sits under lock and key outside Paris.
Port McNeill, British Columbia
A Canadian port town is oddly home to two of the largest tree burls in the world.
Tacoma, Washington
A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
It reportedly took three years to sort through all the objects in this eclectic lifelong collection.
Caerleon, Wales
This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.