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A preserved 18th century homestead in Western Pennsylvania marks the spot where the Whiskey Rebellion began.

Trek into the depths of the cave where 17,000-year-old paintings exist alongside 400-year-old graffiti.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

The remains of an abandoned funicular railway that once ferried skiers and hikers to great heights in the Pyrenees.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

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This Neolithic-era complex boasts standing stones, a cairn, and the only henge in Western Scotland.

This collection of Neolithic monuments make up one of The U.K.'s richest archeological landscapes.

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.

This 329-acre nature park is Lake Washington's largest remaining wetland ecosystem.

On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.

The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.

A 2,000-year-old Adena burial mound located along a busy street in Columbus, Ohio.

This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.

In 1869, Swiss and German immigrants settled in this small town in the mountains of West Virginia.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.