Yemassee, South Carolina
Old Sheldon Church Ruins
Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.
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Yemassee, South Carolina
Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.
Ashland, Massachusetts
This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.
Cushendun, Northern Ireland
400 million years of erosion shaped these fascinating seaside caves, which made an appearance on 'Game of Thrones.'
Hinatuan, Philippines
A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
London, England
The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Lyon, France
Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.
St. Helena, California
This California museum is home to one of the largest collections related to the 'Treasure Island' author.
Concord, Massachusetts
This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.
Concord, Massachusetts
The Wright Tavern is possibly the most important building in Concord Massachusetts to the American Revolution.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Chevy Chase, Maryland
The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.
Akureyri, Iceland
Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Flatey, Iceland
Once the site of a 12-century monastery, this tiny island is now home to only five permanent residents.
United States / Canada
The only land territory disputed between the U.S. and Canada.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
London, England
King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.
Whitethorn, California
A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
Lier, Belgium
A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.
Petrovaradin, Serbia
Backwards hour and minute hands and a timing mechanism that fluctuates with the temperature led to this clock tower's local nickname.