Moscow, Russia
Laika Monument
It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.
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Moscow, Russia
It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.
Turin, Italy
Europe's simulation of the Martian surface uses soil from Mount Vesuvius.
Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Flagstaff, Arizona
An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.
Hanksville, Utah
A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.
Roswell, New Mexico
A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.
Golden, Colorado
An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The imprints of astronaut Charles Duke’s moon boots live on at Myrtle Beach’s official South Carolina Hall of Fame.
Marshfield, Missouri
In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.
Washington, D.C.
Before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton had a tremendous humanitarian impact by locating thousands of missing soldiers.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The place where World War I began.
Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand spent his final night alive at this luxurious hotel.
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.
Port Royal, Virginia
The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.
Washington, D.C.
After James Madison's death, his wife and former First Lady Dolley Madison lived in this yellow building near the White House.
Washington, D.C.
For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Carmel Hamlet, New York
The life-size bronze statue commemorates the ride of 16-year-old American Revolutionary War hero.
Singapore
An independent bookstore and press with a large collection of local and English-language literature.
Adelaide, Australia
The famed literary character has a unique connection to this city.
Maryborough, Australia
A museum dedicated to the legacy of writer P.L. Travers and her most beloved character, Mary Poppins.