Most Recent Places

More than 1,000 stone figures were discovered in a small Nigerian town, where they had been sitting for centuries.

The final resting place of a former Dodgers and Mets player can be found in central Brooklyn, in the first diocesan cemetery for Catholics in the borough.

A tribute to a child prodigy who died way too young.

The world's first transgenic bovine has been preserved at the museum where he spent his final years—though his old stable is now a cafe.

Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.

A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

The site of a tragic mining disaster in 1882.

An ornate doorway leads to the former site of one of the city's oldest society of merchants.

This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city. 

Take a ride back in time with a steam locomotive trip through Eritrea’s mountainous countryside.

Explore the wide world of miniature trains.

An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.

The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.

A haunting mosaic marks the spot where a famous poet's father was murdered more than 150 years ago.

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.

Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.