Clinton, Massachusetts
Wachusett Dam and Reservoir
Once the largest gravity dam in the world.
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Clinton, Massachusetts
Once the largest gravity dam in the world.
Eamont Bridge, England
Though this large circular site is now named for the legendary king, its history dates back to the Neolithic era.
Brooklyn, New York
Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.
Kodiak, Alaska
The remains of the first saint from Alaska in the Russian Orthodox Church.
Basel, Switzerland
This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.
Sutter Creek, California
Founded in 1873 to support the needs of the gold mines flourishing nearby, this is the last water-powered foundry in the United States.
Waterford, Connecticut
Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.
Bermuda
The final resting place for Bermuda's British military, including a man who died of sunstroke.
Bundaberg North, Australia
Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Los Angeles, California
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
Los Angeles, California
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
Morton, Illinois
A Depression-era sculpture by Charles Umlauf survives in a small suburban post office.
Kansas City, Kansas
This sacred space and gathering spot for the Wyandot Nation has been the surrounded by controversy and confusion.
Kansas City, Kansas
Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?
Los Angeles, California
Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
Plougrescant, France
A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.
Liverpool, England
What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?
Hillsburgh, Ontario
This quaint museum taps into the sweet history of the maple syrup industry.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.
Hyder, Alaska
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
Portola Valley, California
The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.
Paris, France
Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."