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The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.
Brooklyn, New York
Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.
New York, New York
This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.
Osmington, England
Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.
London, England
The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.
Paris, France
Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.
Cheverny, France
The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.
Vienna, Austria
The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.
Los Angeles, California
A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Los Angeles, California
The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.
Chicago, Illinois
To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.
Tokyo, Japan
A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.
Tokyo, Japan
A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Have fun at the world's first Buddhist waterslide park.
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!
Paris, France
Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.
Herzberg am Harz, Germany
What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.
San Francisco, California
A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
Iceland
One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.