Alcoa, Tennessee
Millennium Manor Castle
One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.
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Alcoa, Tennessee
One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.
Larne, Northern Ireland
Located on the Islandmagee peninsula, these gardens are among the most distinguished in County Antrim.
Schenectady, New York
This elaborate High Victorian Gothic structure is one of the world's few 16-sided buildings.
Jacksonville, Florida
A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.
Washington, D.C.
Now a living classroom, this house was once the home of Reverend James Clinton Dent, a formerly enslaved man and a pastor.
Velha Goa, India
The lone remnant of a 16th-century palace in Old Goa.
Salem, Massachusetts
A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.
Lakes Entrance, Australia
This museum is home to one of the largest private collections of seashells in Australia.
Stockholm, Sweden
From a distance, this structure looks like an ordinary office building but a closer inspection reveals a unique facade.
Poolesville, Maryland
Dating to 1793, this is the oldest building in Poolesville.
Bergamo, Italy
A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.
Wickenburg, Arizona
This tucked-away cemetery is the final resting place of a prospector who uncovered one of the largest gold mines in Arizona.
Bobs Farm, Australia
Once an aquarium, this sanctuary now rescues sharks and rays from fishing nets.
Novo Miloševo, Serbia
What started as a collection of vintage tractors turned into a museum filled with cars, radios, and other oddities.
York, England
A monolith stands at the site of the most significant battle ever fought on British soil.
Strängnäs Ö, Sweden
This strange portrait of six ladies with chicken bodies commemorates a count's dirty habits.
Pune, India
A stone monument dedicated to Indian soldiers who fought and died for the British Indian Army during World War I.
La Palma, Spain
The oldest Marian image in the Canary Islands still impresses people nearly half a millennium later.
Washington, D.C.
Home to two notable early-20th-century Black educators, Lucy Slowe and Mary Burrill.
Milford, Connecticut
The last vessel built by a submarine pioneer stands as a monument to his legacy.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
This sculpture may be the only known depiction of a man who helped finance the American Revolution and inadvertently created the dollar sign.
Tampa, Florida
This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.
Averara, Italy
Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.
Paris, France
A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.