Carberry, Scotland
Carberry Hill Monument
A small stone pillar marks the spot where Mary, Queen of Scots, spent her final hours as a free woman.
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Carberry, Scotland
A small stone pillar marks the spot where Mary, Queen of Scots, spent her final hours as a free woman.
Cusco, Peru
Reclaimed material from a convent destroyed by cannonfire was used to build parts of this 19th-century cemetery.
West Hartford, Connecticut
Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.
Great Meadows, New Jersey
A small cave hidden deep within the Jenny Jump State Forest.
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Named after a 6th-century saint, who was also a scholar.
Blasdell, New York
More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.
Chillicothe, Ohio
The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.
Florence, Texas
A community-funded monument to kindness in the face of life's difficulties.
Winona, Kansas
Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.
Walnut Shade, Missouri
The creator of the Kewpie doll's former home has been turned into a museum celebrating her life and work.
Sandhead, Scotland
Dating back to the 500s, these stones include some of the oldest Christian memorials in Scotland.
Wigtown, Scotland
A circle made up of 19 boulders has stood in Scotland's Bladnoch Valley for some 4,000 years.
Aberdyfi, Wales
According to legend, this bell once belonged to a kingdom now lost beneath the waves.
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.
Kapaʻa, Hawaii
This monument built by Japanese American immigrants spent decades underground.
Eleele, Hawaii
A burial ground for workers at one of Hawai'i's largest sugarcane producers that laid buried for decades.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Historical structures and natural wonders await visitors to this preserve.
Machynlleth, Wales
Ospreys visit this location every year to nest.
London, England
The Ranger’s House exhibits fine mementos collected by Sir Julius Werner during the course of his life, including this infamous pendant.
Gaithersburg, Maryland
This small cemetery remains hidden behind a recreation center.
Charles City, Virginia
John Tyler never got to be buried at his beloved home, but every pet his family owned since has been.
South Sudan
The inhabitants of the world’s largest wetland have learned to navigate its dramatic seasonal changes.
Rhyl, Wales
Britain's oldest miniature railway.
New York, New York
A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.