Whitesboro, New York
Abandoned Revolutionary War Cemetery
A burial ground restored by a determined Boy Scout, where fragments of America’s early history rest beneath weathered stones.
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Whitesboro, New York
A burial ground restored by a determined Boy Scout, where fragments of America’s early history rest beneath weathered stones.
Pomfret, Connecticut
A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.
Lincoln, Massachusetts
No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.
Camp Verde, Arizona
Inside this garden, visitors are offered a glimpse into how inhabitants of the region survived centuries ago.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Brattleboro, Vermont
Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.
Jackson, North Carolina
A quiet cemetery in northeastern North Carolina holds tiny structures believed to protect spirits.
Larkspur, Colorado
In a beautiful open space on the north side of the Palmer Divide sits one solitary 19th-century gravestone in a copse of trees.
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
All that remains of a 17th-century hamlet is a sprawling non-denominational cemetery.
Haddonfield, New Jersey
The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.
Victoria, British Columbia
A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.
Victoria, British Columbia
A World War II structure that has stood the test of time.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
An Irish cemetery filled with victims of political strife and violent conflict, including the grave of Bobby Sands.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Burke, Virginia
Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.
Winter Park, Colorado
These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.
Estes Park, Colorado
An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.
North Queensferry, Scotland
One of the world's smallest functioning lighthouse boasts an unexpected connection.
Dalgety Bay, Scotland
Wander around the extensive remains of this 12th-century medieval church.
Beauly, Scotland
These ruins saw a second life as a cemetery.
Inverness, Scotland
This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.
Inverness, Scotland
The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.
Foyers, Scotland
A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales