Thành phố Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam
The World Coffee Museum
Drink and learn at this striking ode to coffee culture and history.
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Thành phố Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam
Drink and learn at this striking ode to coffee culture and history.
Tokyo, Japan
Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.
Washington, D.C.
Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.
Milan, Italy
Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.
Esie, Nigeria
More than 1,000 stone figures were discovered in a small Nigerian town, where they had been sitting for centuries.
Leiden, Netherlands
The world's first transgenic bovine has been preserved at the museum where he spent his final years—though his old stable is now a cafe.
Reno, Nevada
A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.
Chimney Rock, North Carolina
A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.
Homosassa, Florida
Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A monument dedicated to a local softball team full of clowns.
Musselburgh, Scotland
Sculptures depicting Scottish and English soldiers in battle honor a 16th-century conflict.
Brooklyn, New York
The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.
Haverstraw, New York
This house was the subject of an Edward Hopper painting, which in turn helped inspire the design of the Bates house in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho.'
Kearney, Nebraska
A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.
Auburn, Massachusetts
A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.
Tokyo, Japan
A commemoration of the first Dutchman to reach Japan, whose name still echoes in the heart of Tokyo.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Los Angeles, California
Anza led the first Spanish settlers from Mexico to Monterey, California in the 1770s.
São Paulo, Brazil
The building that once housed the dictator's secret police is now a museum that documents the history of an oppressive regime and those who fought against it.
Pereiaslav, Ukraine
A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.
Munich, Germany
This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.
Anenecuilco, Mexico
The ruins of the humble house of one of Mexico's most iconic revolutionaries.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.