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Rochester, New York

Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
London, England

Church of Notre Dame de France

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Richmond, Indiana

Gennett Walk of Fame

This Indiana walk of fame honors music legends with record-shaped plaques in the pavement.
johanpdx Added by johanpdx
Kabul, Afghanistan

Darul Aman Palace

What was once supposed to be the symbol of a shining Afghan future is now a bombed-out ruin.
emdrichardson Added by emdrichardson
Ocaña, Colombia

Column of the Freedom of the Slaves

Colombia’s only monument erected to mark the end of slavery in the former Republic of New Granada.
Added by pipeafcr
Copiapó, Chile

The Copiapó

South America's oldest surviving locomotive.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
London, England

Michael Faraday's Laboratory

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.
Added by robertswartz
Reading, England

Huntley and Palmers No. 4 Biscuit Collection

This display showcases the culinary equivalent of steel-toe boots during World War I.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Gloucestershire, England

Longstone of Minchinhampton

Local lore says passing infants through its holes could magically cure them of measles and rickets.
Gavin Added by Gavin
Harpenden, England

Rothamsted Research

Chemical fertilizer in agriculture's origin story begins here.
atimian Added by atimian
Reading, England

Reading Museum Bayeux Tapestry

This unique, full-sized copy of the Bayeux Tapestry sports a few modern additions, including underwear.
Added by mattr
Basingstoke, England

The Blue Plaque of Mrs Blunden

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Combe, England

Combe Gibbet

Death hangs in the air here, where a 17th-century gibbet has been erected on a Neolithic tomb.
Added by 5beasts
Kingsclere, England

The Kingsclere Bed Bug

After a night ravaged by bedbugs, it's said King John ordered the creation of this weathervane.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
London, England

Clown Egg Register

An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.
Meg Added by Meg
London, England

Parkland Walk

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.
Added by clubsterfunk
Bakersfield, California

Last Woolworth's Lunch Counter

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.
Sam OBrien Added by Sam OBrien
London, England

Museum of the Home

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
London, England

Abney Park Cemetery

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
London, England

God's Own Junkyard

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
FrustratedFormerContributor Added by FrustratedFormerContributor
London, England

Dick Whittington’s Cat

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.
Gavin Added by Gavin
London, England

Extreme Bike Course in Haggerston Park

Visit on a Sunday morning to see some killer tricks.
Added by Mordy
London, England

The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
Dylan Added by Dylan
London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre