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Ndola, Zambia

Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site

A memorial marks the spot where a plane crash killed several United Nations members on a peace mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
PatTheGreat Added by PatTheGreat
Ndola, Zambia

Ndola Slave Tree

Once a meeting point for Swahili slave traders, this ancient tree is now a monument to those killed by the slave trade.
PatTheGreat Added by PatTheGreat
New York, New York

The Brill Building

Some of the world’s most popular songs came out of this building.
Added by cdanesh
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

Bauvais-Amoureux House

Step inside one of America’s rare poteaux-en-terre French houses.
FrontierFrenchman Added by FrontierFrenchman
Indianapolis, Indiana

Benjamin Harrison Gravesite

Why would a Civil War general and president choose to be buried in a local Indianapolis graveyard and not Arlington National Cemetery?
Added by Zazoo
Cortez, Colorado

Yucca House

Most of this “research national monument” still lies buried beneath the earth.
mikewalker Added by mikewalker
Caylloma, Peru

Cruz del Cóndor

A lookout spot for the Andean condor, at the edges of one of the deepest canyons in the world.
Added by Juan31505
Lorman, Mississippi

Windsor Mounds

Native builders raised these mounds centuries ago, before local families turned one into a cemetery.
kevbot Added by kevbot
Koloa, Hawaii

Spouting Horn

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
Added by btumpak
Wahiawa, Hawaii

World's Largest Plant Maze

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Cape Town, South Africa

The Most Southwestern Point of Africa

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Cape Town, South Africa

District Six Museum

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.
Added by ellenbwright
Cape Town, South Africa

Boulders Beach Penguin Sanctuary

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.
mlynch Added by mlynch
Cape Town, South Africa

Chapman's Peak Drive

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.
JSmet Added by JSmet
Cape Town, South Africa

Bo Kaap

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Cape Town, South Africa

The Noon Gun

From atop a hill at the center of Cape Town, a cannon has been signalling the time since 1806.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Cape Town, South Africa

Time Ball Tower

A 19th-century relic of timekeeping.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Cape Town, South Africa

Foreshore Freeway Bridge

Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.
hrnick Added by hrnick
West Lafayette, Indiana

The Farm at Prophetstown

A working farm as life was in the 1920s.
Added by lewdinih
Florence, Italy

Cloister of the Dead

A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.
castef76 Added by castef76
Battle Ground, Indiana

Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum

Victory on this battlefield catapulted William Henry Harrison to the presidency in 1840.
Added by lewdinih
Marshall, Indiana

Rocky Hollow–Falls Canyon

A hidden canyon deep in the woods of Indiana offers visitors a spectacular experience in nature.
satxwdavis Added by satxwdavis
Berlin, Germany

Weltzeituhr

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
New York, New York

Lichtenstein Subway Mural

A dazzling work by a Pop art legend hangs in one of the world’s busiest subway stations.
Added by Daniel McDermon