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Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.

These tiny effigies on display in Scotland's National Museum are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh's notorious Anatomy Murders.

An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.

A fortress on this island housed the mysterious prisoner known as the "Man in the Iron Mask" for more than a decade.

Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.

The house is an iconic pilgrimage site for fans of the Illinois-based emo band.

A million years ago, our ancient ancestors were cooking with fire in this cave.

Catch a live blues set in a former 1930s grocery store on the Mississippi River.

An installation tells of the horrific 1964 tsunami that devastated Crescent City, California.

At the edge of a town market is the gravesite of a powerful female war chief.

A former royal garden with lush surroundings in the heart of the city.

Cages that once displayed the bodies of executed leaders hang from a German church tower.

One of America's oldest continuously operating hotels offers a blend of rich history and historic architecture in the heart of Annapolis.

A tribute to an 18th-century British surveyor.

The home and studio of one of Japan's most avant-garde artists is now a museum showcasing his surreal works.

Iguanas roam in a lagoon inside a volcanic crater that erupted more than 2200 years ago.