Year: 2017

Lyndhurst Bowling Alley

Discover Lyndhurst Bowling Alley in Tarrytown, New York: One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

A Tiny Synagogue on Cayman Brac

Built by a man as a present for his Jewish wife, Temple Beth Shalom is one of the smallest and most charming Jewish temples around.

World’s Largest Puffin Colony

Discover World's Largest Puffin Colony in Heimaey, Iceland: Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

The Lesser-Known Mont Saint-Michel

Discover Mont Saint-Michel de Brasparts in Saint-Rivoal, France: An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

London Transport Museum Depot

Discover London Transport Museum Depot in London, England: The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

Parish Church of Santa Maria del Popolo

Discover Parish Church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome, Italy: A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

National Museum of the American Coverlet

Discover National Museum of the American Coverlet in Bedford, Pennsylvania: Overshadowed by quilts, the artistry of these patterned textiles went underappreciated for too long.

Catacombs at Templo Expiatorio

Discover Catacombs at Templo Expiatorio in León, Mexico: A neo-Gothic temple in central Mexico featuring a labyrinthine network of crypts.

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