Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dutch Pinball Museum
This museum features over 100 playable pinball machines, some dating back to the 1850s.
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
This museum features over 100 playable pinball machines, some dating back to the 1850s.
Tokyo, Japan
A monument marking the first airplane flights in Japan hints at the dark history behind its peaceful park setting.
Old Station, California
A large lava tube that can be walked through with no special equipment.
Paju, South Korea
The place nearest Seoul where it’s easy to get a good look at North Korea.
Kingston, Missouri
This grassy field marks the site of a surprising religious conflict.
Wellfleet, Massachusetts
The first transatlantic wireless communication between the U.S. and Europe took place here in 1903.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Jamestown may have been the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, but the colonists made landfall at a lesser known cape.
Aranjuez, Spain
This bullfighting museum is part of a bullfighting coliseum (plaza de toros) built in the 18th century.
Tukwila, Washington
An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.
Carthage, Illinois
The site where Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, was killed by a mob.
Berlin, Germany
Keep your eyes out for this "ghost" and walking pun.
Tehran, Iran
Iran's "Rose Garden Palace," built during 131 years of rule by Qajar kings, consists of 17 stunning structures.
Lakeside Marblehead, Ohio
This Ohio cemetery is home to the remains of many Confederate officers and soldiers who were once held nearby as prisoners of war.
Fort Smith, Arkansas
The only brothel on the National Register of Historic Places.
Denver, Colorado
These murals from the 1920s beautifully depict America’s industrial age.
Nashville, Tennessee
An enormous mural of a local Nashville resident adorns this abandoned silo.
Couvin, Belgium
This bunker site once briefly used by Hitler now features locals’ accounts of German occupation.
Brussels, Belgium
A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
This massive 286,200-tile mosaic was the largest mural of its kind in the United States and is an early example of computer-generated art.
Elburg, Netherlands
One of the largest sandsculpture installations in the world, this exhibit boasts a unique combination of sprawling sand scenes, theological musings, and salvaged shipwrecks.
Glenns Ferry, Idaho
At the site of the most dangerous crossings on the Oregon Trail, a museum explores the complex history of westward migration in America.
Christchurch, New Zealand
This semi-permanent cathedral was built of cardboard, wood, and steel after Christchurch's 2011 earthquake.
Madona, Latvia
A haunting memorial to those who lost their lives to the Nazi regime lies hidden in the woods.
Pocahontas, Virginia
A literal in-depth look at one of the United States' most cherished coal mines and the questionable working conditions of its laborers