Springfield, Missouri
Fantastic Caverns
The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.
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Springfield, Missouri
The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
New Delhi, India
A blooming house of worship for the masses.
New Delhi, India
An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.
Agra, India
Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."
Fatehpur Sikri, India
An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.
Xian Shi, China
An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.
Beijing, China
This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Dresden, Germany
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Key West, Florida
Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.
Key West, Florida
The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.
Key West, Florida
A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.
Key West, Florida
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.
Providence, Rhode Island
Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.