Tallahassee, Florida
Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.
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Tallahassee, Florida
This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.
Shooshtar, Iran
This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.
Kuril Islands, Russia
Thanks to this small string of islands World War II still hasn't officially ended between Russia and Japan.
Aix-en-Provence, France
Now a memorial, this factory was once used as a concentration camp for artists by the Vichy government.
Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey
Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.
Santorini, Greece
A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.
Kolkata, India
The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.
Kanadukathan, India
A collection of crumbling mansions stand as a reminder of a more prosperous time in this Indian village.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.
Galway, Ireland
An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.
Scarbro, West Virginia
Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.
Laconia, Greece
The historic tower houses of this nearly abandoned Greek town have been compared to the spikes on an iguana's back.
Piacenza, Italy
The entire known universe of the ancient Etruscans is held inside this bronze model of a sheep’s liver.
Oroszlány, Hungary
This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.
Kabul, Afghanistan
The last operating synagogue in Afghanistan is run by Zablon Simintov, the last remaining Jew in Afghanistan.
Agua Blanca, Ecuador
The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.
White Pine County, Nevada
These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.
Joseph City, Arizona
Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.
Perushtitza, Bulgaria
Ruins of an early Roman Christian church dating back to the 4th to 5th centuries.
Willemstad, Curaçao
The floor of the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas is entirely covered in sand.
Cape Town, South Africa
Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.