San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
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San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Khmer Rouge's high security prison.
Kampong Thom, Cambodia
This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.
Ratanak Mondul, Cambodia
A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.
Phumi Khna Rôngvoas, Cambodia
This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.
Dzitnup, Mexico
These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Paro, Bhutan
This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.
Punakha, Bhutan
This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."
Thimphu, Bhutan
This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.
Paro, Bhutan
The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.
Jodhpur, India
Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.
New Delhi, India
The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.
Pushkar, India
There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.