Inyo County, California
Manzanar National Historic Site
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
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Inyo County, California
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Lone Pine, California
The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.
Inyo County, California
Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The only Native American comic shop in the world.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Puno, Peru
The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Roermond, Netherlands
Two gravestones clasp hands over the religious divide.
Bassenge, Belgium
This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Wiesbaden, Germany
This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.
Paris, France
If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.
Chiemsee, Germany
Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.
Munlochy, Scotland
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
Dublin, Ireland
One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Built by Portuguese colonizers, the palace is now the seat of power for the independent nation.