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Exterior of the restored Baltimore Basilica.

Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore Basilica

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

Lucille Mulhall with her kneeing horse at the Calgary Stampede, 1912

The Ballad of Lucille Mulhall, America's Original Cowgirl

As a 14-year old, she roped steers in front of President Roosevelt.

Eliza McGraw September 28, 2016

Coussac-Bonneval, France

Château de Bonneval and The Devils Tower

Legend has it this 11th-century castle was paid a visit from the devil.

Twinings tea shop on the Strand.

London, England

Twinings Tea Shop

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The Mystical Early Pennsylvania Settler Who Lived in a Cave

Johannes Kelpius was really keen on the apocalypse.

Ed Simon September 27, 2016

A police vs. firemen pushball game at the 1939 New York World's Fair.

The Best Sport Of The Early 1900s Involved Pushing Around An Elephant-Sized Ball

Invented by a football-hating electrical engineer, eventually, horses got involved.

Cara Giaimo September 26, 2016

How to Shop for the Revolutionary War

A cottage industry of craftspeople is dedicated to making accurate reproductions of objects used in 18th-century life.

Sarah Laskow September 21, 2016

Meet the Woman Who Is Preserving the Smell of History

One scientist's quest to capture old scents.

Eric Grundhauser September 20, 2016

Hartford, Connecticut

Coltsville

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

Utopia College in Eureka, Kansas. Later renamed Midwest Institute.

Utopia College

A college in rural Kansas founded to prepare the country for an impending World War III.

The cave from the front.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cave of Kelpius

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

The cour des miracles as imagined in an illustration to The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

Cours des Miracles (Court of Miracles)

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

Summerhouse, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted - United States Capitol grounds, Washington, DC

Washington, D.C.

Summerhouse

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

Central sculpture in front of wall bearing internment camp names

Washington, D.C.

Memorial to Japanese-American Patriotism in World War II

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

The reconstructed Drake Oil Well demonstrates the first practical use of salt drilling techniques for the extraction of petroleum through an oil well

Titusville, Pennsylvania

Drake Well Museum

Where the oil industry began.

Election Fraud in the 1800s Involved Kidnapping and Forced Drinking

How roving "cooping" gangs got voters drunk and disturbed the democratic process.

Natalie Zarrelli September 7, 2016

The 2-room classic Greek revival building on Main Street

Weary Club

This 90-year-old building is home to possibly the most New Englandy social club in existence.

Rapid City, South Dakota

Firehouse Brewing Co.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.