Hartford, Connecticut
The Mark Twain House & Museum
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
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Hartford, Connecticut
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
Leadville, Colorado
This fully restored synagogue explores the American Jewish experience along the old frontier.
Cayman Islands
This tiny, charming synagogue in the Cayman Islands was built by a man as a present for his Jewish wife.
Kingston, Jamaica
One of just five sand-floor Jewish synagogues in the world.
Atlanta, Georgia
The largest Jewish museum in the southeastern U.S. houses a permanent Holocaust exhibit emphasizing the strength of its survivors.
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.
New York, New York
A Hell's Kitchen synagogue that has counted stars of stage and screen among its congregation.
Golan
This sixth-century synagogue was first reconstructed digitally, then in real life.
Tiberias, Israel
The mosaic floor of a 4th-century synagogue features a pagan zodiac wheel alongside traditional images of a Torah ark and menorahs.
Dublin, Ireland
Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.
Budapest, Hungary
Hungarian Jews were ghettoized during the Second World War, but little remains of the original wall that closed the Jewish people off from the rest of the city.
Budapest, Hungary
A plaque bearing the names of those who dedicated themselves to protecting Budapest's Jewish population during World War II.
Budapest, Hungary
The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Dedicated to a synagogue that was destroyed after having survived World War II.
Vidin, Bulgaria
The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.
Modena, Italy
This beautiful 150-year-old synagogue survived Italy's fascist period and the Second World War.
Acre, Israel
This synagogue is covered in beautiful mosaics that explore the history of the Jewish people.
Mumbai, India
In Mumbai, a bright blue synagogue is the largest one for the Baghdadi Jewish community in Asia.
Guildford, England
The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Boston, Massachusetts
This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.
Boston, Massachusetts
On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.
Boston, Massachusetts
A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.