Hill City, South Dakota
Museum at Black Hills Institute
One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.
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Hill City, South Dakota
One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.
Cliffsend, England
This longship was a gift to commemorate the 1500th anniversary of the Anglo-Saxons arrival in England.
Pavia, Italy
These 500-year-old frescoes depict the city in its glory days.
Westminster, Vermont
This man's death led (indirectly) to Vermont's independence in 1777.
Alpine, Texas
A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.
Concord, Massachusetts
A stone marker dedicated to a Black veteran of the American Revolution who refused to leave his land near Walden Pond.
Agadez, Niger
The tallest mud-brick structure in the world has been standing since the 1500s.
Beckwourth, California
One of the last "timber railroads" in the United States was finally abandoned in 1957.
Basin, Montana
What if the cure for all that ails you was as simple as repeated exposure to low-dose radon?
Ozone, Arkansas
In the Ozarks, a waterfall shoots out from a glorious hole.
Pasil, Philippines
This steaming, yellow-tinged landscape is filled with sulfur-encrusted volcanic vents.
Bergen, Norway
A memorial to 350 people burned at the stake for witchcraft.
London, England
Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.
Steinsel, Luxembourg
The cave of a 12th-century hermit is still visited and venerated today.
Prestonpans, Scotland
A monument honoring 81 residents of this Scottish town who were executed for witchcraft in the 16th century.
Nevada
A large wave-cut shelter, a major archeological site, overlooks the dry basin of Winnemucca Lake.
Skyros, Greece
The alleged vampires after which these islets are named may have actually been plague victims.
Macclesfield, England
Local legend holds that if you can make it up this steep cobblestone stairway without taking a breath, you'll have wish come true.
Arnhem, Netherlands
Cycling around the Veluwe visitors are treated to a collection of stones from around the world.
Windsor, Connecticut
The oldest headstone in Connecticut.
El Nido, Philippines
This unusual island has a winding sand bridge that only appears at low tide.
Eureka, Nevada
A small shop filled with history, mystery, folklore, and more.
Singapore
The oldest bakkwa shop in Singapore is especially beloved during the Lunar New Year festivities.
Farnham, England
This place is the subject of local legends about a good witch and a Celtic God.