Greensboro, North Carolina
Site of the Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit-in
This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
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Greensboro, North Carolina
This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
Seattle, Washington
The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.
Greenwood, Mississippi
A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.
St. Augustine, Florida
Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.
Union City, Indiana
One of the first schools in the U.S. to admit students without regard to race or gender.
Nashville, Tennessee
An attack on a prominent Black attorney's house sparked a watershed moment in Nashville's civil rights movement.
Hampton, Virginia
This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.
Flint, Michigan
A bronze sculpture dedicated to a historic labor dispute in the U.S. automotive industry.
Epsom, England
This memorial is dedicated to the legendary suffragette, who stepped in front of the king's horse during the Epsom Derby.
Seattle, Washington
Founded in 1961, this comic shop is said to be the oldest in the world.
Houston, Texas
A former post office turned venue, food hall, and retail center.
London, England
A former groundskeeper’s cottage, now famous for being the main location of a hit British comedy game show.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Colonial Williamsburg was home to one of the earliest institutions in North America dedicated to educating Black children.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.
Bergen, Norway
A memorial to 350 people burned at the stake for witchcraft.
Aldeburgh, England
One of the best preserved Tudor public buildings in Britain was once used for witch trials.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.
Williamsburg, Virginia
One of the oldest continuous congregations organized by Black Americans has been flourishing for nearly 250 years.
Pune, India
A historical theme park based on the life and times of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Rome, Italy
Fried artichokes and other Roman–Jewish classics are executed with care at this no-frills cafeteria.
Marfa, Texas
Larger-than-life cut-out murals of James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor, dedicated to their 1956 film ‘Giant.’
Bakersfield, California
Get your footwear fixed inside a 30-foot-long shoe built by an obsessive cobbler in 1947.
Mumbai, India
A gigantic shoe, inspired by a nursery rhyme, sits in a park atop Mumbai’s Malabar Hill.
Utrecht, Netherlands
The imposing structure was originally established in 1580 as a military stronghold.