Las Vegas, Nevada
'The Mantis'
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.
Skagway, Alaska
The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.
Denver, Colorado
One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The place where World War I began.
Athlone, Ireland
The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.
Dublin, Ireland
Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.
Dublin, Ireland
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.
Cleveland, Ohio
A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.
Tucson, Arizona
This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.
Victoria, British Columbia
This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.
Juneau, Alaska
A 30-mile-long glacially-carved canyon leads to a massive pair of glaciers.
Juneau, Alaska
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.
Zakopane, Poland
Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Ston, Croatia
Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.
Cleveland, Ohio
This Cleveland mansion has played host to a German singing group, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, a funeral parlor, and many civil rights meetings.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.