Schroon Lake, New York
Frontier Town
This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground
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Schroon Lake, New York
This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground
Xochicalco, Mexico
The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.
Santiago, Chile
A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Melrose, Scotland
This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.
Odense, Denmark
A model memorial to the original Odin Tower, the second highest tower in Europe before it was sabotaged by Danish Nazis.
Bethel, Maine
Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The homestead of American patriot John Adams.
Brooklyn, New York
The mass grave of a heroic Revolutionary War regiment sits below an empty lot near the Gowanus Canal.
San Francisco, California
Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.
Brooklyn, New York
The humble fort that saved Washington.
East Lyme, Connecticut
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
Le Morne, Mauritius
This monument sits at the foot of a mountain from which legend says enslaved people jumped to their deaths.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Swaffham, England
Climb to the top of this windmill for a scenic panorama and up-close look at wind energy production.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
Berlin, Germany
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Stratton, Colorado
When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.
Orlando, Florida
The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A famous flea market artist's studio that's full of odds and ends.
Arlington, Virginia
Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.