Portomarín, Spain
Old Portomarín
This stop on the Camino de Santiago stands high above the underwater ruins of a medieval town.
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Portomarín, Spain
This stop on the Camino de Santiago stands high above the underwater ruins of a medieval town.
Rome, Italy
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
Rome, Italy
Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.
Rome, Italy
A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.
Rome, Italy
This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.
Rome, Italy
This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.
Rome, Italy
In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Niagara Falls, New York
Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
Princeton, New Jersey
Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.
Princeton, New Jersey
The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Hershey, Pennsylvania
This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Townsend, Tennessee
Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.