Colmar Manor, Maryland
Bladensburg Dueling Grounds
Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.
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Colmar Manor, Maryland
Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.
North Tonawanda, New York
A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.
Worksop, England
A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.
Franklin, Pennsylvania
Priceless space junk on display in front of a local Dairy Queen.
Sasebo, Japan
The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.
Chicago, Illinois
Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.
Čačersk, Belarus
A decommissioned Soviet airplane has been used as a movie theater and a cultural center.
Los Angeles, California
A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.
Los Angeles, California
This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.
Rudolph, Wisconsin
Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.
Chicago, Illinois
The 606 is a decade in the making.
Chicago, Illinois
These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.
Richmond, Virginia
Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.
Barcelona, Spain
This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
Benidorm, Spain
This 47-story "M" needed 20 years to be completed
England
The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.
Guernsey, Wyoming
Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.
Kaycee, Wyoming
The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.
Fargo, North Dakota
"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"
Levoča, Slovakia
Too much gossip or just missing curfew could land you in here for a couple of days.
Mount Barry, Australia
The longest fence in the world stretches over 3,000 miles to keep the dingoes out.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.