Somerville, Massachusetts
Prospect Hill Tower
This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.
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Somerville, Massachusetts
This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.
Palm Springs, California
Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.
Blace, Serbia
A Serbian monument to plums.
Kolkata, India
For just a few hours each morning, this market serves specialties from the city's shrinking Chinese-Indian community.
Pullman, Washington
A graveyard for early settlers, sometimes called Old Pioneer Cemetery, hidden in the woods on a hillside.
Springfield, Virginia
This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.
Everton, England
Set amid the remains of a secret WWII airfield, this barn was preserved as a memorial to Allied agents who parachuted into Europe.
Dawson City, Yukon
A lasting testament to the Klondike Gold Rush.
Rome, Italy
Hidden within this iconic mountain are a set of World War II bunkers once used by German forces.
Renfrewshire, Scotland
This stone was once used by druids to determine a person's innocence or guilt.
Cleveland, Ohio
A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.
Stanley, England
The world’s oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge.
Cleveland, Ohio
This garden memorial marks the site where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by the Cleveland Police Department.
Oakley, Kansas
This small museum contains fossils from an era when Kansas was underwater.
Moultonborough, New Hampshire
This store also houses a museum dedicated to the history of these small, historic community shops.
Comacchio, Italy
This uniquely designed bridge served as the city gate for Comacchio.
Beaucaire, France
A winery built on the site of a Gallo-Roman estate uses historical tools to recreate ancient vintages.
Arnavutköy, Turkey
This airport also offers travelers the chance to view thousands of years of Turkish history.
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
An unmistakable facial pareidolia in the Julian Alps also includes a fantastic tale.
Hachita, New Mexico
This abandoned church dominates the landscape of a former mining boomtown.
Scarborough, England
Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.
Benalmádena, Spain
A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.
Norwich, Connecticut
The site where chief Miantonomo of the Narraganset people was captured.
Lerwick, Scotland
This public library still showcases its former life as a 19th-century church.