Sligo, Ireland
Medb's Cairn
This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.
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Sligo, Ireland
This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.
Glenslane, Ireland
This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.
Meath, Ireland
An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.
Shanghai, China
This theme park presents 5,000 years of Shanghai history and includes a "sunken" exhibition hall.
Shanghai, China
This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.
Qinhuangdao Shi, China
Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.
Naples, Italy
Suffocating dogs was a common spectacle in the fumes of this noxious cave.
Aladdin, Wyoming
The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.
Singapore
An undeciphered text is inscribed on a mysterious stone slab.
Princeton, New Jersey
One man's lifelong obsession with death.
West Windsor Township, New Jersey
A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.
Princeton, New Jersey
The mysterious canine hides atop a drain pipe on the back of the building, some say as a sneaky shoutout to Yale.
New Haven, Connecticut
This statue honors a pillar of the early New Haven Black community.
New Haven, Connecticut
A Yale University president wears full samurai garb in one of America’s oldest cemeteries.
New Haven, Connecticut
Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.
New Haven, Connecticut
The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.
New Haven, Connecticut
The headquarters of the famous Yale society.
New Haven, Connecticut
Connecticut grave of the woman responsible for the Winchester Mystery House in California.
New Haven, Connecticut
137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.
New Haven, Connecticut
While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
Danbury, Connecticut
This statue commemorates the importance of hat manufacturing to Danbury, once known as the "Hat City of the World."
Danbury, Connecticut
A statue commemorating a 16-year old girl's nighttime ride to raise a militia against attacking British troops.
Niagara Falls, New York
One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.