Cádiz, Spain
Baelo Claudia
The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.
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Cádiz, Spain
The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.
Lancashire, England
Oliver Cromwell marched his army over this narrow bridge to victory at the Battle of Preston in 1648.
Mantua, Italy
A hidden bas-relief of a hare on a church main portal that brings good luck to the ones who find it.
Ludlow, Vermont
A 60-foot-tall tower provides unparalleled views of the southern Green Mountains.
Wilmington, Australia
The evolution of a simple creek cutting its way through an ochre mountain side.
Kilmacolm, Scotland
A missing Roman legion was recreated in sculpture along a Scottish cycling route.
Union, West Virginia
This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.
Trumansburg, New York
A reproduction of a giant humanoid "fossil," a hoax buried locally for construction crews to find and gain national attention.
Yonkers, New York
A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.
Averara, Italy
Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.
Salem, Massachusetts
A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.
Wickenburg, Arizona
This tucked-away cemetery is the final resting place of a prospector who uncovered one of the largest gold mines in Arizona.
La Palma, Spain
The oldest Marian image in the Canary Islands still impresses people nearly half a millennium later.
Manresa, Spain
A long strip of fossil-filled limestone makes up this natural bridge above a rushing stream.
Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Linlithgow, Scotland
The fictional birthplace of the Chief Engineer aboard the Starship Enterprise.
Marshfield, Massachusetts
In 1898, a New England storm that claimed more than 400 lives created this brand new stretch of shoreline.
Millinocket, Maine
This nature mural exists to protect the surrounding environment and its own canvas from destruction.
London, England
This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.
El Hierro, Spain
A well drilled into the side of a cliff supplies most of the water consumed on the island of El Hierro.
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.
Hudson, New York
A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.
Cannes, France
A fortress on this island housed the mysterious prisoner known as the "Man in the Iron Mask" for more than a decade.