Rio Blanco County, Colorado
Project Rio Blanco Nuclear Test Site
Plaque commemorating the location of a underground nuclear bomb test in the 1970s.
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Rio Blanco County, Colorado
Plaque commemorating the location of a underground nuclear bomb test in the 1970s.
Aranjuez, Spain
An eighteenth-century fantasy where monkeys, dragons, and Chinese courtiers emerge from walls made entirely of porcelain.
Colchester, England
A history of invasion, innovation, ignition, and Iceni, the Temple of Claudius has been an iconic landmark throughout the history of Britain’s oldest recorded town from its very earliest days to the present
Catania, Italy
Wedged between streets and buildings, this ancient Roman theatre could seat 7000 spectators.
Rimini, Italy
A magnificent amphitheatre that once hosted gladiators is now considered the most significant in the entire region
El Álamo, Spain
Some of the best preserved Roman mosaics in Spain can be found together in this archaeological park near Carranque, Toledo
Mesquite, Nevada
The junction point of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah, resurveyed and remonumented in 2016
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
The only place to get cash in Antarctica.
Axtell, Texas
The Branch Davidian compound known as the Mount Carmel Center became the site of one of the most controversial law enforcement operations in U.S. history.
Mainz, Germany
An ancient Roman temple hidden in the basement of Römerpassage, a modern shopping mall.
Madrid, Spain
A “floating horse” hangs menacingly over the heads of passersby.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
As the oldest natural history museum in the Americas, these halls contain everything from dinosaur bones to biological samples collected by Lewis and Clark.
Episkopi, Cyprus
A 3rd-century Roman villa in Kourion with one of the only mosaics in Cyprus to depict gladiators fighting by name.
Nospelt, Luxembourg
In Luxembourg’s pastoral fields lies a Roman country estate, once rich with imperial ambition.
London, England
A Nile crocodile, a historic symbol of apothecaries, is among the fascinating collection.
Visaginas, Lithuania
Step inside a Soviet-designed nuclear power plant with RBMK reactors identical to the ones in Chernobyl.
Dayton, Ohio
Giant trolls run this farm!
Cataldo, Idaho
A nearly 200-year-old Catholic mission built to serve the native people of Idaho.
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
This wooden troll marks the starting point for Detroit Lakes' troll scavenger hunt.
Stoystown, Pennsylvania
Remember and reflect at this 9/11 memorial site.
Luxor, Egypt
Inside this 3,500-year-old tomb are remarkable ancient Egyptian paintings of African wildlife.
Riga, Latvia
A silent forest in Latvia bears witness to a massacre.
Paimpont, France
Where the legendary wizard sleeps for eternity, according to Arthurian lore.
Stanley, Idaho
Experience the wonders of a pristine night sky in this landscape free from light pollution.