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Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Live a night as a Byzantine King, with a minibar and private jacuzzi.

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.

A restored historic movie theater is the perfect place for a regional film archive.

Former laboratory of radical psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich.

The world's largest rotating world.

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.

They call buildings like this "mimetic architecture," but nothing has ever mimicked the taste of Moxie.