Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
First Americans Museum
The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.
Riga, Latvia
With a design inspired by traditional Latvian textiles, this monument honors the Latvian people who suffered under Soviet occupation.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The world's only surviving heavy cruiser has a haunting history.
Skopje, North Macedonia
These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.
Budapest, Hungary
A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.
Yokohama, Japan
A network of ancient tunnels and vaulted chambers with mystical Buddhist reliefs, built for ascetic training.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Tromsø, Norway
The world's northernmost botanic garden has 25 collections of plants from arctic and alpine regions.
Fala, Scotland
The ruins of a world-renowned medieval hospital.
Padirac, France
This impressive chasm is one of the longest natural underground cavities in the world.
Osawatomie, Kansas
Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.
New Delhi, India
The ruins of a medieval citadel believed to be haunted by a ministry of wish-granting djinns.
Bangkok, Thailand
Chronicling the history of Thailand’s unique currencies, from the silver “bullet money” to porcelain gambling tokens of various shapes.
Bargaon, India
The ruins of what is considered the world's oldest university.
Berlin, Germany
This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope in the world.
Chicago, Illinois
A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Eglinton, Scotland
The ruins of a once-grand castle that played host to a tournament with 100,000 attendees.
Caral, Peru
A 5,000-year-old city in Peru holds the remains of a stunning set of astronomically-aligned pyramids.
Moche, Peru
This walk to the Pacific Ocean is surrounded by modern statues of Mochica Gods.
Shoshone, California
A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.
Matewan, West Virginia
Dedicated to the largest armed uprising in American history since the Civil War.
Page, Arizona
Archaeologists believe this panel of petroglyphs depicting descending sheep and other figures in Glen Canyon are 3,000 to 6,000 years old.
Athens, Greece
An ancient Greek monument and a Byzantine church coexist inside this cave.