Pineville, North Carolina
James K. Polk Historic Site
These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).
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Pineville, North Carolina
These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).
Bani, Dominican Republic
Weathered remnants of a coastal saltworks.
Mobile, Alabama
Pay your respects to the man who revived the Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile, Alabama.
Montgomery, Alabama
A bronze sculpture of a white dove commissioned by Pope Benedict XVI.
Clanton, Alabama
The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.
Birmingham, Alabama
A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.
Birmingham, Alabama
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.
Montgomery, Alabama
Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.
Montgomery, Alabama
The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
Shanghai, China
This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.
Shanghai, China
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Shanghai, China
This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.
Oxford, England
J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.
Oxford, England
Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Oxford, England
The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.
Oxford, England
The names LĂșthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
London, England
This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.
London, England
Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.
London, England
The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.
London, England
The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."
London, England
"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."