The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

This factory made "health corsets" that were a step towards liberating women's bodies.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States