Marrakesh, Morocco
New Town Tree Sculptures
Numerous impressive carvings are embedded in the trees lining this street in Marrakech.
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Marrakesh, Morocco
Numerous impressive carvings are embedded in the trees lining this street in Marrakech.
Marrakesh, Morocco
North Africa's first museum of its kind preserves the culture of Moroccan women and their artistic achievements.
Brooksville, Florida
Dozens of giant mermaids are hidden across Florida’s coast in parks, yards, and beaches.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A 19th century bank turned into a 6-story immersive art experience.
Portsmouth, Virginia
A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.
Portsmouth, Virginia
Honoring combatants from Portsmouth who served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
Portsmouth, Virginia
Dedicated to a veritable Houdini among P.O.W.s who escaped imprisonment on five separate occasions.
Norfolk, Virginia
The childhood home of the famous general's mother is now a small, walled garden.
Norfolk, Virginia
This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.
Norfolk, Virginia
One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.
Norfolk, Virginia
The branches of this sprawling cedar tree are laden with wishes big and small.
Norfolk, Virginia
A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.
Norfolk, Virginia
America's second-oldest brick baseball stadium was home to a legendary WWII series that only sailors got to see.
Williamsburg, Virginia
One of the oldest continuous congregations organized by Black Americans has been flourishing for nearly 250 years.
Newport News, Virginia
This former POW camp was transformed into a Cold War missile installation.
Newport News, Virginia
A collection of vehicles across American military history.
Yorktown, Virginia
This unassuming home played a pivotal role in American history, essentially putting an end to the Revolutionary War.
Yorktown, Virginia
A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.
Williamsburg, Virginia
America's first public mental health facility.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”
Williamsburg, Virginia
The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.
Gloucester, Virginia
One of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools left in Virginia.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Home to the organ played at General MacArthur's funeral.
Smithfield, Virginia
This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.