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Nestled on a quiet back street in the once-booming oil town of Franklin, PA, sits St.

What’s more wondrous than towering spires on a building?

Frank Cornelius, a retired Korea and Vietnam War veteran has taken what started out as a personal collection of Marine Corps memorabilia and created a museum, with his wife Nancy.

Forget the kraken of sailors’ nightmares.

In Mumbai’s Cumballa Hill area, there is a really old arch over a lane.

You begin to see the plaza as parts of it starts to peek through the imposing arches surrounding the plaza in the old part of town.

Rising silently above the flat agricultural expanses of An Nhon Bac, the solitary silhouette of Phu Loc Champa Temple commands its hilltop domain like an ancient sentinel.

The Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance was first performed in 1880, in what was then a small Hakka fishing and farming village.

The brick and concrete foundations of a large pumping station sit at the water's edge in Eno River State Park.

A few blocks from the lavish Palace of Versailles, hidden behind a small side street, you can find a commemoration of one of the most pivotal events in French history.

Starting at the metro north Garrison train station, this hiking trail has various unique parts.

There’s something wonderfully absurd about pulling into a quiet Oregon park and finding a 73-foot barber pole just… standing there like it owns the place.

Baltimore County's NCR Trail is a popular destination for running, walking, biking, and even tubing access.

Set against the rural backdrop of Tay Son district, the Quang Trung Museum rises as a powerful monument to one of the most brilliant military commanders in Vietnamese history, Emperor Quang Trung (Nguyen Hue).

As soon as you leave the Alcalá de Henares train station and walk toward the historic center, a richly decorated Neo‑Mudéjar brick building immediately stands out, reminiscent of Comillas Palace by Gaudí.

In the rural village of Yarrow BC, a three-suite hotel contains a little castle with a moat, a sailing ship wedged into a tower, and an underground house beneath an artificial hillside.

Tucked behind an unassuming Chick-Fil-A sits a small, 200x120 feet patch of grass bordered by a wrought iron fence.

Although Japan is well-known for Akoya cultured pearls and jadeite jade, amber deposits can be found throughout much of the country from the Mikasa region of Hokkaidō to Shime in Fukuoka Prefecture.

If you're out for a stroll along Hollywood Boulevard you may come across a short walkway filled with a few benches and trees nestled between an apartment complex and optometrist storefront.

Let's be frank.

Flight of Dreams is a small theme park originally designed by digital art creators, Teamlabs centred on the first ever Boeing 787 prototype ZA-001.

Just outside Albuquerque along historic Route 66, sits an unassuming, albeit colorful little building.

Winter brings out the best of Anchorage.

In Anchorage, exploring nature isn’t only for a rare free day or a well-planned vacation; it’s a part of daily life, as integral to the city as its infrastructure and cultural offerings.

Every night at 9:00 PM a reenactment of Colonial Spanish soldiers from the 18th century preform a ceremony to light a cannon.

Humans have played with dolls for thousands of years, but it was not until the 18th century, when improved manufacturing rendered them more lifelike, that they started to be seen as sinister.

On September 1st, 1961, at 2:00 am, TWA Flight 529 took off from Chicago’s Midway Airport for the last leg of its cross-country journey.

Tucked into an ordinary street near Madrid’s Plaza Mayor is a façade that seems to have survived by sheer stubbornness.

Walking through Budapest, it is impossible to ignore the stunning bridges.

The first death during the forced removal and march was that of a child on September 5, 1838.

Just a short walk from the Hunebedcentrum in Borger stands D27, the largest dolmen in the Netherlands.

Grotta Tanaccia is an ancient rock niche on the edge of Monte Titano, located just outside the city walls near Montale Tower.

On the side of the Hampton Inn, in downtown Portland, Oregon, there is a sign commemorating the carpet of PDX airport.

One of the most important landmarks in Mumbai is the Hutatma Chowk / Flora Fountain area.

In a small historic town on the outskirts of Boston lies the Bedford Flag, the oldest complete surviving flag in the United States.

Perstorp's vinegar is a staple of Swedish kitchens, and most Swedes recognize its glass bottle.

In a relatively small municipal cemetery in Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK is one of a limited number of known resting places of American Civil War veterans in the UK.

Have $6 and an empty afternoon with not much else to do in Rhode Island?

Seldom used today, the word "expiation" refers to the act of atoning for a sin.

Established and opened in 2010 by the Shamir religious community with assistance from the Riga City Council, the Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum is located in the district of Spīķeri, close to its border with Latgale district, the site of the for…

The Ali Labib House, constructed by two brothers in the 1700s, is a rare example of a fully preserved Ottoman-era Cairene mansion, with elements drawn from both Ottoman Turkish and Egyptian Arab architectural traditions.

This pot-riveted iron lighthouse served as a light beacon for the Swedish coast from 1883 until 1973, to be later restored and re-lit in April 2001.

Sure, you’ve seen a dead body before, but have you ever seen a thumb preserved in salt?

It’s nice to imagine death as an endless deep sleep, but not everyone is so lucky.

Chattanooga may be best known for its natural beauty, surrounded by mountains, valleys, and the Tennessee River.

Nothing beats staying in a hotel whose suites hold some stories — especially if they’re of the spooky variety.

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One of literature’s greatest gifts is its ability to transport us to other worlds: some utopian and fantastical, others dark and unnerving, scary and supernatural ...

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