Alexandria, Virginia
South Boundary Stone of Washington, DC
America's first federal monument.
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Alexandria, Virginia
Torpedo Factory Art Center
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Hamragarðar, Iceland
Gljúfrabúi
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Musée des Années 30
A beautiful and original museum dedicated to art of the 1930s in France and beyond.
Tramore, Ireland
Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens
The lesser-known of just two Japanese Gardens in Ireland stands as a memorial to an obscure but fascinating travel writer and journalist
Heidelberg, Germany
Friedrich Ebert Memorial
The Friedrich Ebert Memorial in Heidelberg commemorates the first democratic head of state in German history.
Humboldt County, California
Avenue of the Giants
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Greenland
The Flowers of Kaffeklubben Island
The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.
Montreal, Québec
McPherson and Rutherford Physics Collections
Two adjoining collections of 19th-20th century physics apparatuses and instruments.
Montreal, Québec
Wooden Squirrel Carvings
The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”
Poolesville, Maryland
Planetary Radio Emissions Discovery Site
Using a massive antenna made up of five miles of wire, two scientists tuned into organic radio waves from the planet Jupiter.
Palmdale, California
R. Lee Ermey Musical Road
The road plays 30 seconds of the Marine’s Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.
Baltimore, Maryland
The Book Thing
This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.
Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Memorial Undercroft
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
New York, New York
Statue of Liberty's Original Torch
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
Swift Run, Virginia
Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Markers
On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Washington, D.C.
The Big Chair
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
Hastings, Nebraska
The Hastings Museum Kool-Aid Exhibit
The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.
Great Falls, Virginia
Colvin Run Mill and General Store
The only surviving 19th-century water-powered mill found in the Washington, D.C. area.
Prague, Czechia
Olšany Cemetery
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Washington, D.C.
Ruins of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site at Reservoir Park
An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.
Silver Spring, Maryland
National Park Seminary
A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.
Washington, D.C.
Frederick Douglass’s House, Cedar Hill
The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.
Charlottesville, Virginia
University of Virginia’s Hidden Chemical Hearth
Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.
