Museum
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Winchester Mystery House
San Jose, California In the heart of San Jose stands one of America’s most peculiar architectural wonders: the Winchester Mystery House. Sprawling, ornate, and endlessly confounding, this Victorian mansion has […]
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St. Augustine Lighthouse
St. Augustine, Florida Standing sentinel over the nation’s oldest city, the St. Augustine Lighthouse has guided sailors safely to shore for nearly 150 years. But beyond its beam of light […]
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Old Cowtown Museum
Wichita, Kansas On the banks of the Arkansas River in Wichita, Kansas, the Old Cowtown Museum brings the Old West vividly to life. This 23-acre open-air museum recreates Wichita as it was […]
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Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield, Ohio The Ohio State Reformatory, better known as the Mansfield Reformatory, was built as an “intermediate penitentiary”—a halfway point between juvenile detention and hard-time prison. The goal was to […]
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Ripley’s Believe It or Not! of St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Florida Nestled in the nation’s oldest city, St. Augustine, Florida, Castle Warden stands as a striking example of Moorish Revival architecture and a monument to mystery. Built in […]
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Sioux City Railroad Museum
Sioux City, Iowa The Sioux City Railroad Museum, located in Sioux City, Iowa, occupies the historic Milwaukee Railroad Shops complex, a pivotal site in the region’s railroading history. Established in […]
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The Nathaniel Hamlin Museum & Park
Audubon, Iowa The Nathaniel Hamlin Museum & Park in Audubon, Iowa, preserves more than artifacts; it preserves the story of a community. The site traces its roots to a 19th-century […]
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Villisca Axe Murder House
Villisca, Iowa On the morning of June 10, 1912, Villisca, Iowa, awoke to a nightmare that would shock the entire nation. Mrs. Mary Peckham, a neighbor of the Moore family, noticed […]