Ann Arbor, Michigan
Longest Known Mastodon Trackway
See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.
Rome, Italy
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.
Detroit, Michigan
The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.
Caliente, Nevada
The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.
Rome, New York
An interesting look into 18th-century American history.
Queens, New York
The oldest private residence in New York City.
Nefta, Tunisia
The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.
Park Hills, Missouri
Rusted and decayed, this former mining site is a portal to the past.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.
Grover, Colorado
On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.
Blasdell, New York
More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.
McLean, Virginia
The local community brought back this land to transform it into a nature preserve.
Chillicothe, Ohio
The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.
Ruth, Nevada
Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.
Bethesda, Maryland
One of the oldest standing structures in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Hooksett, New Hampshire
After the state would not recreate this beloved rock formation, three New Hampshire brothers took things into their own hands.
Turkey
At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.
Osimo, Italy
A series of caves, tunnels, and wells filled with fascinating figures and symbols.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.
Millwood, Virginia
Little has changed in the way that this mill operates since the 18th-century.
Mobridge, South Dakota
The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.
Portland, Oregon
One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.