Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
Zone Rouge
A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.
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Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.
Paris, France
What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.
Hucknall, England
Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.
Ewing Township, New Jersey
A surprising museum of 20th-century technology.
Weybridge, England
The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.
San Francisco, California
Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.
San Francisco, California
There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
Mountain View, California
From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.
Western Shore, Nova Scotia
Hunt for buried treasure in Nova Scotia.
Red Hook, New York
A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.
Amboise, France
The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.
Bletchley, England
Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.
Owls Head, Maine
Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.
Reims, France
This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.