Broxburn, Scotland
William Wallace Marker
This unassuming stone is possibly the oldest Scottish memorial to the 13th-century knight.
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Broxburn, Scotland
This unassuming stone is possibly the oldest Scottish memorial to the 13th-century knight.
Titulcia, Spain
Mysterious Spanish catacombs of unknown origins.
Girona, Spain
Kissing the ass of this stone lioness has become a rite of passage in the city of Girona.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A non-profit that uses the impressive smelling abilities of African Pouched Rats to find and clear unexploded land mines.
Salem, Massachusetts
Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.
Shoshone, Idaho
This underground cave located in the most barren reaches of Idaho is filled with ice year-round.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Family-run for more than a century, this pizzeria makes a unique mustard pie.
Belvedere, Sint Maarten
A roundabout in the West Indies that pays tribute to a bus driver who brokered no-nonsense on the school route.
Fort Morgan, Colorado
The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.
San Francisco, California
The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.
London, England
Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.
Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico
This shrine is dedicated to a symbol of the Maya people's struggle against inequality and injustice.
Le Diamant, Martinique
This large stone off the coast of Martinique had a brief career in the Royal Navy.
Istanbul, Turkey
Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.
Monacnappa, Ireland
Horse cemetery on the grounds of Blarney Castle.
Irondale, Missouri
Some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the United States.
Honolulu County, Hawaii
Taste rums made with heirloom sugarcane on the distillery's own estate.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The monastery survived the Communist revolution in Mongolia as a religious museum.
Nevada
An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.
Austin, Texas
An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.
Berlin, Germany
Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
These hooded graves are the only of their kind in the United States.