Cold Spring, New York
Ruins of the Cornish Estate
A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.
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Cold Spring, New York
A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.
Warsaw, Poland
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
Poland
These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.
Odry, Poland
Deep in a Polish forest, this collection of Iron Age megaliths still holds onto many of its ancient secrets.
Torun, Poland
Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.
Krakow, Poland
Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.
Torun, Poland
Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."
Gdańsk, Poland
A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.
Krakow, Poland
This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.
Warsaw, Poland
After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.
Szymbark, Poland
Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
New York, New York
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
New York, New York
Become a prohibition rebel.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Hackensack, New Jersey
A World War II-era submarine is stuck in the mud in New Jersey.
Rutherford, New Jersey
Seven golden statues rise into the sky from sculptor Victor Victori's New Jersey front lawn.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
Wantage, New Jersey
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
Stanhope, New Jersey
Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.