Verzy, France
Faux de Verzy
Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.
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Verzy, France
Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.
Reims, France
An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.
Reims, France
This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.
Reims, France
Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.
Washington, D.C.
While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.
Washington, D.C.
Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.
Washington, D.C.
An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.
Washington, D.C.
An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.
Washington, D.C.
Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.
Washington, D.C.
Atop this media building, two hives containing more than 30,000 bees keep the surrounding area vibrant.
Washington, D.C.
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
Washington, D.C.
Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.
Richland, Washington
Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.
Richland, Washington
A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.
Touchet, Washington
Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Boise, Idaho
A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.
Erie, Pennsylvania
A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?
Tlalnepantla, Mexico
This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.
Huntington Beach, California
The oldest home in Huntington Beach, the farmhouse is a monument to the region's pioneer past.