London, England
Giants of St. Dunstan-in-the-West
A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.
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London, England
A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.
Edgard, Louisiana
The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.
Indiana, Pennsylvania
The hometown of movie legend, military officer and All-American guy next door, honors this great actor.
Bloomington, Illinois
The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.
Paris, France
A museum dedicated to linguistics, from how babies learn to talk to endangered and extinct languages.
Chicago, Illinois
A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.
Washington, D.C.
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Washington, D.C.
Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.
Elk Horn, Iowa
In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.
Paris, France
This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.
Leadville, Colorado
The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.
Chicago, Illinois
Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.