Pensacola, Florida
Wreck of the USS Massachusetts
The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Pensacola, Florida
The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.
Elberta, Alabama
Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.
Destin, Florida
Dedicated to the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village."
St. Augustine, Florida
Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”
St. Augustine, Florida
Built to replace a house destroyed by a hurricane, this home is made entirely of shipping containers.
Palm Coast, Florida
A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.
St. Marys, Georgia
Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.
St. Marys, Georgia
Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.
Baghdad, Iraq
The home of Iraq's former prime minister now houses historical manuscripts.
Baghdad, Iraq
A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.
Baghdad, Iraq
A 2200 year old vessel may have been able to keep a charge.
Baghdad, Iraq
A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.
Baghdad, Iraq
This former monument to an invented Iraqi victory was turned into a military camp during the subsequent invasion.
Samarra, Iraq
9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.
Al-Chibayish, Iraq
Giant reed houses made in the marshes of Southern Iraq.
Hillah, Iraq
Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.
Abdali, Kuwait
This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.
Basrah, Iraq
Saddam Hussein’s abandoned 1980s mega yacht is scuttled in the Shatt al-Arab waterway, its name meaning “The Victor”
Muharraq, Bahrain
The last place in Bahrain where you can get a custom-made dhow.
Manama, Bahrain
Is this amazing tableau depicting Gilgamesh and Enki 4,000 years old?
Manama, Bahrain
Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.
Bangkok, Thailand
A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.
Bangkok, Thailand
An immersive exhibition that meditates on death and life.
Tambon Bang Kachao, Thailand
"Bangkok's Green Lung," a large park on an island, feels worlds away from traffic-choked Sukhumvit Road.