Amesbury, England
Stonehenge
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
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Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
Eilean Donan
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Berlin, Germany
Tajikistan Tearoom
A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.
London, England
Crossbones Graveyard
This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Morning Glory Pool
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Devils Tower
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Carbon County, Utah
Nine Mile Canyon
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jean Lafitte's Old Absinthe House
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Berlin, Germany
Monsterkabinett
A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Marie Laveau's Tomb
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
Yosemite National Park, California
Horsetail Fall's Firefall
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Los Angeles, California
Bronson Cave
It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Synchronous Fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mütter Museum
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Cherry Valley, New York
The Tepee
Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.
Cooperstown, New York
Kingfisher Tower
A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.
Permanently Closed
Pine Plains, New York
Dutch's Spirits
A distillery built on (and above!) mobster Dutch Schultz's Prohibition-era underground moonshine business.
Red Hook, New York
Historic Village Diner
A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Randyland
Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Mothman Museum
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
