Boston, Massachusetts
The Ether Dome
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
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Boston, Massachusetts
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
Boston, Massachusetts
Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Rome, Italy
Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.
Rome, Italy
Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Spokane, Washington
This Spokane mansion and the stories within its walls have been brought back to life, thanks to careful restoration.
Spokane, Washington
A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.
Săpânța, Romania
A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.
San Francisco, California
Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.
Fish Creek, Wisconsin
Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.
Sister Bay, Wisconsin
Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.
Washington Island, Wisconsin
This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.
Washington, Wisconsin
Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.
Pie Town, New Mexico
This popular pitstop lives up to its name.
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.