Larne, Northern Ireland
Olderfleet Castle
From Vikings to nationwide rebellions, this castle has seen its fair share of warfare.
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Larne, Northern Ireland
From Vikings to nationwide rebellions, this castle has seen its fair share of warfare.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.
Duffus, Scotland
A beachside cave filled with Bronze Age metalwork, pottery, and human remains.
Osimo, Italy
A series of caves, tunnels, and wells filled with fascinating figures and symbols.
Palermo, Italy
A network of underground water channels that dates back to the Middle Ages.
Venice, Italy
An island on the Venetian Lagoon hosts this stone chair that has nothing to do with the King of the Huns.
Orvieto, Italy
Nine caves filled with recently-discovered archaeological finds under the houses and the streets of the most ancient district of an old town.
Demre, Turkey
This church houses the tomb—but not the remains—of St. Nicholas, the likely progenitor to Santa Claus.
Athens, Greece
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Melrose, Scotland
It's said that at this location, a Scottish poet met the Queen of the Fairies.
Lawrence, Australia
One of the most successful gold mines of the Victorian gold rush.
Duck Creek Village, Utah
An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.
Medford, Massachusetts
The classic Christmas carol was written at this Massachusetts tavern in 1850.
Stirling, Scotland
Hidden in this modern shopping center is a relic of 16th-century capital punishment.
Avezzano, Italy
This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.
Nyack, New York
These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.
San Luis Obispo, California
The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.
Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania
One of the first commercially successful anthracite-powered iron-making operations in North America.
Essex, England
This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.
Ballum, Netherlands
Found in the waddenzee, this propeller has been put on public display as a reminder of the Second World War.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Anchorage, Alaska
A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.
Anchorage, Alaska
While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.