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Interior dome.

Nea Tiryntha, Greece

Tholos Tomb of Tiryns

Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.

From NW

Athens, Greece

The Olive Tree of the Acropolis

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

Varlaam Monastery, Meteora

Kalabaka, Greece

Meteora

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

Wandering the Immeasurable.

Meyrin, Switzerland

'Wandering the Immeasurable'

CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.

Verzasca Dam

Gordola, Switzerland

Verzasca Dam

If James Bond bungee-jumped off the side of a 720-foot dam, would you do it too?

Piz Gloria, the revolving restaurant on the Schilthorn near MĂĽrren in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland.

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Schilthorn Piz Gloria

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

Sleepy Lion

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lion of Lucerne

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

CERN

Meyrin, Switzerland

CERN

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

Hotel Belvédère.

Obergoms VS, Switzerland

Hotel Belvédère

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

Beautiful Cave Entrance

Beatenberg, Switzerland

St. Beatus Cave

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

View of the museum bar

Gruyères, Switzerland

H.R. Giger Museum

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

It's not a gravesite—it's a future birthplace.

Riverside, Iowa

Captain James T. Kirk Future Birthplace

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

The House of the Seven Gables

Salem, Massachusetts

House of the Seven Gables

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Lyceum Hall

Salem, Massachusetts

Lyceum Hall

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Salem, Massachusetts

Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Salem Witch House

Salem, Massachusetts

The Witch House of Salem

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Salem Witch Board Museum

Salem, Massachusetts

Salem Witch Board Museum

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

Salem Witch Trials Memorial

Salem, Massachusetts

Salem Witch Trials Memorial

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Main Gallery of RLS Museum

St. Helena, California

Robert Louis Stevenson Museum

This California museum is home to one of the largest collections related to the 'Treasure Island' author.

Amethyst room

Vacaville, California

Consolidated Rock & Minerals: The Rock Shop

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

Downtown Tinseltown

Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Sign

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The Magic Castle

Los Angeles, California

The Magic Castle

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Greystone's gardens

Beverly Hills, California

Greystone Mansion

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Longfellow House

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Longfellow House

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

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