Monroeville, Alabama
Old Monroe County Courthouse
An Alabama courtroom where two famous American authors played as children became the setting for a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
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Monroeville, Alabama
An Alabama courtroom where two famous American authors played as children became the setting for a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Alexandria, Virginia
Hidden in the forest atop a long, winding driveway is this stately home.
Gyeongju, South Korea
This tomb's name derives from a famous painting of a white horse found inside.
Marrakesh, Morocco
One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.
Brooklyn, New York
A century-old magnolia tree is the only living landmark tree in New York City.
Glasgow, Scotland
This astronomically-aligned stone circle was the first of its kind to be built in Great Britain after a 3,000-year hiatus.
Fréjus, France
This mosque was based on Sub-Saharan Islamic architecture and created for the Senegalese Tirailleurs.
Rome, Italy
An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.
Fairbanks, Alaska
This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.
Los Angeles, California
Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.
Columbus, Ohio
Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.
Pittsburg, Texas
Home to a full-scale replica of the Ezekiel Airship, an aircraft that allegedly flew in 1902—a year before the Wright brothers took to the skies over Kitty Hawk.
Krucil, Indonesia
The longest hiking route on the island of Java leads to this inactive volcano.
Bastogne, Belgium
Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"
Cheongsong, South Korea
Trees emerge from the surface of this small man-made reservoir.
Berlin, Germany
For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.
The Ridgeway, England
A unique flight of canal locks that owe their form to 19th-century cost-saving measures.
Hawthorne, Florida
This impeccably preserved farmstead is a time capsule of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist's life.
Turvey, England
A 19th century grave house with a unique message formed by the stone supports to the railing around the walls.
Santa Rosa, California
Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.
Sluis, Netherlands
This museum is filled with an eclectic collection of unique inventions.
Baltimore, Maryland
One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.
Beechworth, Australia
This gold mine–turned–swimming hole is the perfect summer picnic spot, immersed in nature and history.
Croatia
This narrow fjord-like bay is the largest ria in the Mediterranean Sea.