Southampton, England
The D-Day Wall
This little-known wall in Southampton stands as one of the most unique and personal monuments to D-Day.
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Southampton, England
This little-known wall in Southampton stands as one of the most unique and personal monuments to D-Day.
Matsusaka, Japan
The former mansion complex of a merchant prince, related to a famed filmmaker.
Washington, D.C.
In an alcove of this historic library, you can find murals painted in the 1930s by an artist who went on to create some of Disney's most iconic animated films.
Washington, D.C.
The early data processor factory founded in Washington for the 1890 U.S. Census went on to become IBM.
Washington, D.C.
Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.
Washington, D.C.
A diminutive plaque recalls the treetop sniper who almost killed Abe Lincoln.
Richmond, Virginia
A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.
Fountain, Colorado
The resolution to a case that had gone cold for 120 years, found on an old piece of wood.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.
Bristol, Virginia
This restaurant is devoted to celebrating Appalachia's cuisine.
Birmingham, Alabama
A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.
Battle Creek, Michigan
The final resting place of the visionary founders of Kelloggs, a global leader in breakfast cereals.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.
Clifton, Australia
An impressive site containing some of the earth’s rarest living fossils.
Montclair, New Jersey
Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.
Weatherly, Pennsylvania
This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Hershey, Pennsylvania
This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.
Williams, Arizona
This small museum is dedicated to the study of coprolites, or fossilized poop.
Richmond, Virginia
Where three rails and three centuries of transportation meet.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.
Jawor, Poland
This dazzling wooden church was constructed as part of an elaborate peace project after the Thirty Years' War.