Weehawken, New Jersey
Weehawken Dueling Grounds
The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.
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Weehawken, New Jersey
The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.
Hoboken, New Jersey
A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.
New York, New York
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
New York, New York
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
Cahokia Heights, Illinois
One of the last remaining French Colonial style churches, this centuries-old building was constructed using upright logs and no nails.
Memphis, Tennessee
The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii’s largest cemetery rests inside an extinct volcano crater.
Kapolei, Hawaii
One of Oahu’s best snorkeling and diving spots was created by warm water discharged from the nearby power plant.
Christchurch, New Zealand
This semi-permanent cathedral was built of cardboard, wood, and steel after Christchurch's 2011 earthquake.
Carbondale, Illinois
The only dome home to be owned or occupied by dome inventor Buckminster Fuller.
Tokyo, Japan
Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.
Waialua, Hawaii
This iconic location, shrouded in mystery and nostalgia and still an active YMCA camp, was the setting for the Dharma Barracks in the hit TV series 'Lost.'
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
The largest living museum in the Northeast recreates life from the Early Republic period complete with costumed historians and reenactors.
Cologne, Germany
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Heidelberg, Germany
Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Richmond, Virginia
Where three rails and three centuries of transportation meet.
Washington, D.C.
A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.
Mexican Hat, Utah
This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
This charming stone church on the shore of Lake Tekapo is an icon in astrophotography.
Suita-shi, Japan
Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.