Donora, Pennsylvania
Donora Smog Museum and Historical Society
A museum commemorating the Donora Smog, which killed 20 people in October 1948 and sparked national outrage over air pollution.
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Donora, Pennsylvania
A museum commemorating the Donora Smog, which killed 20 people in October 1948 and sparked national outrage over air pollution.
Seaside, Oregon
Right here, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition boiled ocean water to make salt.
Michigan City, Indiana
These five houses were built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
Pune, India
A historical theme park based on the life and times of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Cairo, Egypt
An unexpected treasure trove of military oddities, Turkish interior design, and North Korean art.
Lake Oswego, Oregon
A mass of iron named for the fire-dwelling mythological amphibian sits alongside the first west coast iron furnace.
London, England
The history of West London’s water supply.
Tokyo, Japan
Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.
Middletown, Pennsylvania
On the outskirts of Pennsylvania’s capital city, a reminder of the worst accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history.
Boston, Massachusetts
Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.
Royston, Georgia
A museum dedicated to the Georgia Peach, one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
This sensational silver temple is the product of centuries of metalworking.
Dearborn, Michigan
A comprehensive archive of Hallmark Holiday ornaments.
Monterrey, Mexico
This museum tells the story of a decisive battle in the Mexican-American War.
Pune, India
These relief murals on Parvati Hill depict significant milestones of the Maratha Empire.
Elgin, Illinois
The oldest purpose built museum in Illinois, home to original Victorian taxidermy.
Livingstone, Zambia
Combing through this David Livingstone tribute will escort you on adventures through the looking glass.
Denver, Colorado
A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.
Chiriaco Summit, California
A museum dedicated to the life and career of the gifted but controversial general.
Crow Agency, Montana
A memorial to the most decisive Native American victory of the Plains Indian War.
Kathmandu, Nepal
The courtyard of this palace was the site of the worst slaughter of sitting royals in recorded history.
Cold Spring, Minnesota
After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.
Zelienople, Pennsylvania
The first burial place of the Harmonist Society, a utopian community for which the surrounding town of Harmony is named.
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
The spoon-bending sensation himself leads visitors on tours.