Rapa Nui, Chile
‘El Gigante’ and the Moai of Rapa Nui
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
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Rapa Nui, Chile
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Miami, Florida
A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.
London, England
A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.
Athens, Greece
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Nauru
"The country that ate itself."
Halberstadt, Germany
Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.
Lovell, Wyoming
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Kansas City, Missouri
The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
London, England
A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.
Hutchinson, Kansas
Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Miamisburg, Ohio
The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.
Hillsboro, Ohio
How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?
West Chester, Ohio
The former broadcast site has been reimagined as a museum about the medium.
Cincinnati, Ohio
What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?
Indianapolis, Indiana
Inspired by a piece of concrete, these three pyramid-shaped buildings have been beloved Indianapolis landmarks for over 50 years.
Ashland, Nebraska
Once a slice of Cold War-era military history, this museum is finding its future in the stars.
Boys Town, Nebraska
An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.
Noisy-le-Grand, France
This stunningly massive housing complex is a go-to filming location for dystopian sci-fi cinema.
Edwards Air Force Base, California
These colossal desert barcodes have been fine-tuning spy satellites for decades.
Asheville, North Carolina
Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.