Indianapolis, Indiana
The Ruins
Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.
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Indianapolis, Indiana
Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Why would a Civil War general and president choose to be buried in a local Indianapolis graveyard and not Arlington National Cemetery?
Indianapolis, Indiana
A monument to the King's final show, complete with a time capsule.
Indianapolis, Indiana
The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.
Vienna, Austria
One of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the world.
Vienna, Austria
A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Vienna, Austria
Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.
Amsterdam Island, Norway
These circular ruins are all that remain of a 17th-century Arctic whaling outpost.
Longyearbyen, Norway
In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
Longyearbyen, Norway
The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Ever-growing collection of devils in art.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Folky pharmaceuticals abound in this medicinal reliquary.
Boston, Massachusetts
The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.
Boston, Massachusetts
Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Salem, Massachusetts
This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.
Salem, Massachusetts
The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.
Barnstable, Massachusetts
A sculpture in Hyannis commemorates Chief Sachem Iyannough of the Mattachiest tribe.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cat art as far as the eye can see.
Fremantle, Australia
One of the world’s oldest surviving convict prisons, once the scene of daring escapes and riots.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The mirrored section takes the shape of Hebrew characters when viewed from above.