2017 – Page 50 – the places I have been

The Forest That Inspired ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’s’ Hundred Acre Wood

Forty miles south of London, the forest is just as enchanting as it was in the days of Christopher Robin.

The Oldest American Bowling Alley Is in This Bar’s Basement

Pin kids are on hand to reset the pins after each bowl.

Coney Island Museum

Discover Coney Island Museum in Brooklyn, New York: An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

Vote Against Prohibition Sign

Discover Vote Against Prohibition Sign in Baltimore, Maryland: A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

Searles Lake

Discover Searles Lake in San Bernardino County, California: This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

Library of Mistakes

A collection of thousands of books explaining how to avoid another Great Recession.

This Giant Buddha Is Filled With 125,000 Smaller Buddhas

There are more Buddhas than people in the capital of Bhutan.

Stiffy Green

Discover Stiffy Green in Terre Haute, Indiana: Whether his story is true or not, Stiffy Green is the most beloved bulldog in all of Indiana.

Secret History of the Congressional Country Club

Discover Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland: Proto-CIA agents trained with grenades in the sand traps and fired machine guns from the fairways.

WWII Aircraft Carriers of Chicago’s Navy Pier

Lake Michigan was an ideal training hub for aircraft carrier during the Second World War.

L.A.’s Street Light Museum

It's lit.

The Site of the First Honey Bees on the West Coast

It's the San Jose airport's most buzz-worthy monument.

France’s Fantastical Future-Themed Amusement Park

The exhibits speculate about technologies, foods, and even animals that may be around in the years to come.

St. Pauli Elbtunnel

Discover St. Pauli Elbtunnel in Hamburg, Germany: Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

A Voodoo Priestess Predicted This Ghost Town Would Die With Her

Now all that remains of the small town wiped out by the 1915 New Orleans hurricane is its mass grave.

The Ghost Church of Virginia

The skeletal white beams mark where the historic Polegreen Church once stood.

Sokol Dacha

An early-20th-century village of quaint cottages curiously located in a modern part of Moscow.

The Giant Who Built Riga

A statue plays tribute to the mythical founder of Latvia's capital city—a gentle giant named Christopher.

Iran’s Colorful Terraces Are a Rare Geologic Masterpiece

Only a handful of such places exist in the world.

The Largest Chinese Cemetery Outside China

Malacca's "Chinese Hill" dates back to the 1400s, when a Ming Dynasty princess and her handmaidens lived there.

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