Alexandria, Virginia
Torpedo Factory Art Center
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
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Alexandria, Virginia
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Washington, D.C.
The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.
Monacnappa, Ireland
Horse cemetery on the grounds of Blarney Castle.
Cork, Ireland
An important landmark in the history of algebraic logic.
Dublin, Ireland
This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.
Dublin, Ireland
The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.
The Hague, Netherlands
Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.
Delft, Netherlands
Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.
Warsaw, Poland
Order “Proletariat’s Cutlet” at this communist-themed restaurant allegedly once visited by Lenin.
Glocester, Rhode Island
A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.
Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Salem, Massachusetts
A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Concord, Massachusetts
The Wright Tavern is possibly the most important building in Concord Massachusetts to the American Revolution.
Concord, Massachusetts
The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.
Littleton, New Hampshire
According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.
Franklin, Massachusetts
America's first public lending library began with a gift from Benjamin Franklin.
Urbana, Illinois
The inconspicuous grave of the University of Illinois' first president is just steps from the main quadrangle.
Urbana, Illinois
Fragments of a massive unfinished sculpture sit near the main quad of the University of Illinois.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.