Chicago, Illinois
Medieval Torture Museum
The largest interactive exhibition in the U.S. exploring human history through the lens of power, punishment, and psychology.
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Chicago, Illinois
The largest interactive exhibition in the U.S. exploring human history through the lens of power, punishment, and psychology.
Bradford, Tennessee
The “capital city of the Kingdom of Skullbonia” features a general store and a mural spotlighting the town’s bareknuckle boxers.
Cottbus, Germany
The unusual burial site of a globetrotter, eccentric, adventurer, war hero, landscape designer, dandy, and writer.
West Fork, Arkansas
A sandstone canyon wilderness with a history of outlaws, mysterious disappearances, and a UFO encounter.
Key Largo, Florida
Part research station, part time capsule, part aquatic fever dream.
Key West, Florida
A botanical hideaway sits inside the ruins of a half-built Civil War fort.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Thousands of signed dollar bills turn a simple tavern into a living record of travelers’ comings and goings.
Savage, Maryland
This is the last surviving Bollman truss bridge in the world.
Ocklawaha, Florida
Site of the longest gun battle in FBI history.
Buxton, England
A peaceful Elves-fairytale landscape hides an evil scar, a chasm so dark and daunting that for centuries it was believed to be the gateway to hell.
Brooklyn, New York
Bent but not broken, this massive tree has stood in the garden for over a century.
Rome, Italy
See one of the earliest depictions of a Christian ceremony – with a woman at the center!
Scotland
The remains of prehistoric monument make this place feel secluded, as if history wants to tell you something.
Cleveland, Tennessee
This is the resting place of the meanest rooster in Cleveland, Tennessee.
California
An improbable creek near Death Valley, not far from the oldest surviving Euro-American structure in the Mojave Desert.
Franklin, Indiana
On the campus of Franklin College you can get a Benjamin Franklin twofer.
Dijon, France
A forgotten stone skeleton of medieval Dijon slumbers beneath the feet of unsuspecting museum visitors.
Glossop, England
Mediaeval cross marking an old Roman ridgeway on the top of moors in the Peak District.
Hamburg, Germany
A small stone boy mischievously turns his backside toward the city’s most famous water carrier.
Athens, Greece
Rest stops along this pathway offer some of the best views of the Acropolis of Athens.
Owl Creek, North Carolina
This dam is part of the nation’s largest public power producer and a historic steward of Hiwassee River.
Kroměříž, Czechia
A unique Baroque monument that creates a fascinating “theater of memory” focused on the themes of human transience and the hope for resurrection.
Little Rock, Arkansas
The finest example of Gothic Queen Anne Architecture in the U.S. was built out of rivalry and spite.
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Originally known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Norristown, this campus stands as a fascinating piece of medical history.