Chicago, Illinois
Couch Place (The Alley of Death)
This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.
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Chicago, Illinois
This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
District of Columbia
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Melbourne, Australia
This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.
South Island, New Zealand
The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Moonbows over Kentucky.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
San Francisco, California
The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.
Pepeekeo, Hawaii
These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.
Utah
The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Bologna, Italy
Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.
Venice, Italy
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.