Somosierra, Spain
Battle of Somosierra Memorial
A tiny church remembers the Polish cavalrymen who charged their way into a Napoleonic victory.
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Somosierra, Spain
A tiny church remembers the Polish cavalrymen who charged their way into a Napoleonic victory.
Toba-shi, Japan
Huts like this were once a hub for the female divers who collected pearls and seafood off Japan's coasts.
Souzay-Champigny, France
Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.
Amherst, New Hampshire
A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.
Craswall, England
Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany
A top-secret bunker now turned museum, is an eerie look at what life would have looked like in the event of nuclear war.
Oakham, England
Hundreds of huge, centuries-old horseshoes adorn the walls of this nontraditional 12th-century castle.
Kintamani, Indonesia
In this Balinese village, coconut shells containing placentas are hung from trees.
Blaubeuren, Germany
In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.
Wallace, Idaho
A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.
Wiesenthau, Germany
An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.
Red Cliffs, Australia
One of the world's largest tractors was built to replace camel caravans.
Glenelg, Scotland
The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.
Quispicanchi, Peru
The Incas turned this ancient Wari aqueduct into an imposing defensive gate.
Sheffield, England
As part of a larger public art project, three pillars honor the past of Wincobank.
Nemoli, Italy
This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.
Homewood, Illinois
The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.
Phoenix, Arizona
This unique competition celebrates an American Indian and Canadian First Nation cultural tradition.
Florence, Arizona
At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.
Leupp, Arizona
Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.
Vail, Arizona
Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.
Berkeley, England
The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.
Erie, Pennsylvania
A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.
New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.