Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
Carrickfergus Rangers Stone
This stone honors the U.S. Rangers who made Carrickfergus their home base during World War II.
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Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
This stone honors the U.S. Rangers who made Carrickfergus their home base during World War II.
Hyder, Alaska
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Heimaey, Iceland
A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.
Iceland
A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.
Roccascalegna, Italy
This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.
Naalehu, Hawaii
Formerly a lovely white sand beach this Hawaiian stretch is now a trap for countless tons of trash.
Sperlonga, Italy
The remains of this medieval Roman road and lookout towers dot the rugged coastline of southern Lazio.
Cushamen, Argentina
With the Wild Bunch hunted almost to extinction and the law closing in on him, Butch Cassidy fled to this remote cabin in Argentina.
Realmonte, Italy
"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.
Santo Stefano Quisquina, Italy
Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.
Muang Kham, Laos
A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.
Barcelona, Spain
Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.
Bradwell-on-Sea, England
Constructed during the 7th century this is one of the oldest largely intact Christian churches in England.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Oxford, England
The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.
Cabezuela del Valle, Spain
Blue-green pools and smooth stones comprise one of Spain’s most idyllic hidden wonders.
Bellevue, Alberta
A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.
Fort Macleod, Alberta
Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.