Huntsville, Texas
Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery
Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.
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Huntsville, Texas
Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.
Huntsville, Texas
The world's tallest statue of an American hero.
Christmas, Florida
Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.
Kilkenny, Ireland
The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.
Dublin, Ireland
More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.
Dublin, Ireland
Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.
Dublin, Ireland
This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.
Dublin, Ireland
A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.
Dublin, Ireland
The oldest public library in Ireland.
Dublin, Ireland
The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.
Boston, Massachusetts
The former home of a Boston physician whose murder led to a revolution in forensic science.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Svalbard, Norway
This Norwegian satellite station provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Longyearbyen, Norway
The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.
Longyearbyen, Norway
In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Vernon, Florida
For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.
Marianna, Florida
The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.
Palos Verdes Estates, California
Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.
Torrance, California
One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.
Jacksonville, Florida
This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.
Hudson, New Hampshire
A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.