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Video: Inside The Unique Sebastopol House

This unique house features both inventive architecture as well as what is considered to be the one of the first Black-owned businesses in the state of Texas.
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9 Dallas Spots for Unique Art and Culture

Bright lights, big personality.
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Video: Dolls, Spirits, and More At The Doll Museum

Doll lovers young and old flock to this magical—and also possibly haunted—slice of Americana.
Wall of Frogs
Santa Barbara, California

'Wall of Frogs'

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.
Artifacts recently unearthed in Florence, TX offer new insights into Paleoindian history.
collections

The Texas Archaeological Discovery That Reframed Human History

At Discovery Hall in San Marcos, Texas, you can find American artifacts that upended how we understand human history in the Americas.
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Podcast: The House on the Rock

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 24, 2022
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Podcast: World’s Oldest Edible Ham

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 9, 2022
Börje’s Tie Museum
Ramnaklev, Sweden

Börje’s Tie Museum

Around 9,000 ties call this museum home.
Micro Masterpieces Art Gallery
St. Augustine, Florida

Micro Masterpieces Art Gallery

Only through the lens of a microscope can visitors see the true treasures inside this museum.
Stearns History Museum War Exhibit.
St. Cloud, Minnesota

Stearns History Museum

The history of central Minnesota under one roof.
One of the senior students at Rongorongo Training College in Beru, pre-1925, photographed by Reverend George Hubert Eastman.
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The Mystery of the Puffer Fish Helmets of Kiribati

This ceremonial headwear was a cultural touchstone before it became a colonial curiosity.
Mark Hay April 26, 2022
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Podcast: Gnomesville

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 19, 2022
Dave Honan captured this image of Icelandair's "Hekla Aurora" paint scheme, which pays homage to the northern lights.
collections

Planespotting With the ‘Avgeeks’

For most people, planes are a necessary hassle, but for aviation enthusiasts they’re so much more. 
Justin Franz April 12, 2022
museums

Podcast: The Office of Collecting and Design

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 30, 2022
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7 Curious Collections Hiding in Restaurants and Bars

From musical automata to rare books, these off-menu items are one of a kind.
Sam O'Brien March 22, 2022
medical museums

Podcast: Good Vibrations Antique Vibrator Museum

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 18, 2022
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Podcast: Ponyhenge

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team February 21, 2022
Gordon Parks captured this image of protest on the streets of Harlem in 1963. It is among 222 pictures by the famed Black photographer recently acquired by Yale University.
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A New Home for Hundreds of Photographs by the Legendary Gordon Parks

Yale has acquired some of the Black photographer’s best-known images.
April White February 2, 2022