Fairhope, Alabama
Tolstoy Park, the Unusual Home of Henry Stuart
This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'
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Fairhope, Alabama
This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'
Narusawa-mura, Japan
A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest."
Macon, Georgia
At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.
Orem, Utah
An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.
Tambopata, Peru
The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.
Čačersk, Belarus
A decommissioned Soviet airplane has been used as a movie theater and a cultural center.
Unsko-sanski kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
An abandoned brutalist monument whose history has been lost to the ages.
Qinhuangdao Shi, China
Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.
North Tonawanda, New York
A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Colmar Manor, Maryland
Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.
Baltimore, Maryland
The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.
Simi Valley, California
The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Waterford, Pennsylvania
The only statue of its kind to commemorate Washington's beginnings as an officer of the British Colonial Militia.
Los Altos, California
The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.
Bury Saint Edmunds, England
The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.
Washington, D.C.
The elevator that makes it possible to fly American flags in bulk over the U.S. Capitol
Baltimore, Maryland
One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.
Allauch, France
Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.
Melbourne, Australia
The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.
Avery Island, Louisiana
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.