Kensington, Maryland
Pauli Bellet Foundation
One of the largest collections of Catalan literature and cultural materials outside of Spain, created by a community of 1960s expats.
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Kensington, Maryland
One of the largest collections of Catalan literature and cultural materials outside of Spain, created by a community of 1960s expats.
Silver Spring, Maryland
A suburban museum tells the story of a historic transportation network and even provides rides in antique trolley cars.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.
Ravenna, Italy
A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.
Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.
Dinant, Belgium
A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.
Paris, France
A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.
Vevey, Switzerland
At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.
Currarong, Australia
These sea cliffs are an epic natural wonder.
Brooklyn, New York
The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.
Warsaw, Poland
The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.
Lyon, France
Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.
Lyon, France
Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.
Lyon, France
Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.
Lyon, France
Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.
Winter Park, Colorado
These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.
Oak Park, Illinois
The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.