Reno, Nevada
Airmail Arrow
A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.
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Reno, Nevada
A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.
Kyoto, Japan
This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.
San Bernardino, California
The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'
Antarctica
At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.
Northumberland, England
This temple was constructed entirely by Roman soldiers.
Stansted, England
This reconstructed Norman castle is the world's most accurate, from location to livestock.
Sierra City, California
A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.
Rome, Italy
The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.
Berlin, Germany
The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.
London, England
Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
Golden Valley, Arizona
A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.
Ballachulish, Scotland
The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
Lugo, Spain
Remarkably intact Roman stone fortifications have encircled this Spanish city for centuries.
Holbrook, Arizona
A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.
Holbrook, Arizona
For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Earlimart, California
A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.
Central City, Colorado
This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.
Orchard, Colorado
In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.
London, England
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.