Clanton, Alabama
Big Peach Water Tower
The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.
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Clanton, Alabama
The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.
Moundville, Alabama
A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.
Homewood, Alabama
Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.
Fall River, Massachusetts
Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.
Salem, Massachusetts
A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.
Orlando, Florida
A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.
La Romana, Dominican Republic
This replica medieval European village in the Dominican Republic was built by a Hollywood set designer.
Willemstad, Curaçao
The floor of the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas is entirely covered in sand.
London, England
This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
London, England
The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.
London, England
Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.
London, England
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
London, England
This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
London, England
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
London, England
These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
London, England
Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.
London, England
Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.