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Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities in Hartford, Connecticut

The Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut has many of the Colonial charms you might expect, and one amazing collection that is very much unexpected.Among the expected charms are the beautiful old...

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LaLaurie Mansion in New Orleans, Louisiana

A classic New Orleans structure, the LaLaurie Mansion comes complete with its own dark legend.The LaLaurie mansion is an unmistakeable piece of New Orleans, including its baroque facade, wrought iron...

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Erotic Erosion - The recumbent effigy of Victor Noir in Paris, France

European funeral art has given many artists the opportunity to explore their own style by experimenting with the idea of an everlasting memorial. What image should remain as an eternal monument linking...

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Orongo in Isla de Pascua, Chile

The ruins of the "Birdman" cult are scattered throughout Easter Island.As tribal rituals go, that of the Birdman on Easter Island is right up there with the stuff of Hollywood.Each year, contestants...

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Shanghai's 1933 Slaughterhouse in Shanghai, China

Once one of the largest slaughterhouse in the East, this poured concrete building is a study in a strange Escheresque beauty.Built in 1933 in pre-Communist Shanghai, the four story building was...

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The Museum of Bread Culture in Ulm, Germany

The culture of bread is probably not something many people consider. It's a central part of people's diets throughout almost all of the world's cultures. It's so central it's part of numerous clichés...

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Nelson Ghost Town in Nelson, Nevada

Now a hot- though admittedly desolate- tourist spot incredibly popular with photographers and music video directors, this ghost town outside of Las Vegas has a bloody and scandalous past.5 miles away...

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Saint Roch Chapel in New Orleans, Louisiana

Beginning in 1817, a wave of yellow fever struck the gulf coast, taking more than 40,000 lives in half a century, just in New Orleans alone.In 1867, during a desperate attempt to protect his parish...

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McHenry Mansion in Modesto, California

The McHenry Mansion is an historic home in the city of Modesto, known for its beauty and grandeur--and the ghosts that are rumored to haunt the expansive property.The mansion has been restored to its...

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Trees of Mystery in Klamath, California

This family-oriented roadside attraction can be seen for miles due to the towering, 49-ft. tall statue of lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his shorter 35-ft. companion statue of a blue ox named Babe.These...

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41 Cooper Square in Manhattan, New York

The Cooper Union is not your typical university, and 41 Cooper Square is not your typical academic building.Built in 2006 by architect Thom Mayne, the objective of this campus building is to inspire...

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Crescent Lake in Dunhuang, China

It's not every day that you see a real-life oasis that looks just like the ones in the movies--a lush patch of green foliage surrounded by sandy desert hills as far as the eye can see.Crescent Lake...

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Underwater Plane Wreck Near Staniel Cay in The Bahamas

Divers, historians and scuba enthusiasts often train for years to explore undersea wreckage, but this dive site can be found in just over six feet of water.Located about half a mile away from Staniel...

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Basilica of Our Lady of Avioth in Avioth, France

Many travelers visit France specifically for their historic countryside. Pastoral vistas, antique buildings, and quaint stone churches are part and parcel of the experience.What they don't expect to...

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Amboy Ghost Town in Amboy, California

A boom town during the heydays of “America’s Highway” Route 66, Amboy once served travelers on the western end of the long road from Chicago to Los Angeles.When the completion of the Interstate Highway...

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Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana

For more than two decades the Metairie Race Course was a horse racing institution in antebellum New Orleans, home to epic races that created and destroyed fortunes in a lap of the course.However, after...

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Toy Joy in Austin, Texas

Finding a whimsical little toy shop packed with cool vintage toys and novelties is harder than it might sound.Toy Joy in Austin, Texas, is more than an obscure indie toystore. It's a wonderland that...

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Stern of the Niantic in San Francisco, California

One of the first ships to bring fortune seekers rushing the Gold Fields of California, the whaler Niantic was abandoned by her crew and left to rot in the San Francisco Bay.Enterprising locals, in...

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Labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France

The labyrinth set into the floor stones in the nave of Chartres Cathedral may be the world's most recognized and famous path, yet it is surrounded in mystery.Thought to be representation of the...

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Space Adventures in Vienna, Virginia

What little kid doesn't dream about going to space someday, that unattainable frontier experienced by only the best and the brightest? Most of us realized that it was a pipe dream- but wait! Is the...

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