Paris, France
Foucault’s Pendulum
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
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Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Detroit, Michigan
This elaborately-carved white marble fountain was built to stand outside the Detroit Opera House.
London, England
This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.
Nashville, Tennessee
Flaunt your karaoke chops at this pitch-perfect dive bar.
Williams, Arizona
Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.
Ellsworth, Maine
This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.
Dublin, Ireland
This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.
Detroit, Michigan
The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.
Antwerp, Belgium
This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.
Portola Valley, California
The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.
Tuba City, Arizona
One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.
Tokyo, Japan
If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.
Ratlinghope, England
A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.
Rennes-le-Château, France
The way that light hits a stained glass window on a specific day is one of many "clues" to a mysterious treasure.
Foresta, Italy
A trail of footprints discovered after a landslide was left not by the Devil, as originally believed, but by an early human ancestor.
Chinle, Arizona
Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.
Toronto, Ontario
A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.
Charleston, South Carolina
The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.
Poole, England
This rock was donated to the museum by an inspired young visitor.
Galway, Ireland
At this cozy bar tucked down a hidden Galway backroad, Guinness makes the Gaelic come out.
Galway, Ireland
Modern sundial uses ancient methods to tell time and date perfectly.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!
Kilmacolm, Scotland
A missing Roman legion was recreated in sculpture along a Scottish cycling route.