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A prehistoric limestone cave entered through a spectacular natural rock arch.

Built in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, this cathedral is one of the finest examples of Sicilian Baroque architecture.

One of Europe's best-preserved maritime quarantine stations, where thousands of travelers were once isolated to stop deadly epidemics.

One of Detroit's most iconic fictional protectors, RoboCop, finally has a statue.

A large, industrial, unfinished sculpture depicting a hand descending from the ceiling.

Founded in 1933, this creamery has produced world-class cheeses and was the first American creamery to win a world champion title at the World Cheese Awards.

A pristine medieval church that was visited by Columbus before his travels to the Americas.

A rare example of pre-Revolutionary war Georgian-style architecture in Virginia's Piedmont region.

The Underground railway station and its Cubist/Art Deco statue are so evocative of 1920s/30s London that one almost expects to see Poirot on the stairs.

The Branch Davidian compound known as the Mount Carmel Center became the site of one of the most controversial law enforcement operations in U.S. history.

A spectacular pothole (pit cave) in The Yorkshire Dales, the home of British vertical cave exploration.

Each tide uncovers a shoreline where Virginia’s prehistoric past washes up.

This park offers one of the easiest ways to paddle into a Chesapeake landscape that has looked much the same for centuries.

Some museums preserve beautiful things; this museum preserves hard work.

Yorktown’s grandest colonial home still wears the scars of the siege that helped end the American Revolution.

This massive circular sculpture may not be a portal to other worlds, but it does inspire the mind to imagine them.

This lighthouse has been in operation since 1881, with an interesting connection to the RMS Titanic.

Impressive spectacle of how a bunker can land on a beach and resist mother nature for the years that have passed since WWII.

The oldest surviving example of the aqueducts that crossed the Casa de Campo to distribute water.

Moved after its owner's death, this granite seat left the house with a haunting on its hands.

Rock extracted from this former quarry is responsible for Oaxaca's nickname of "Green Antequera."

This great tree was gifted to Monterrey in 1996, the 400th anniversary of the city's foundation.

These "antimonuments" confront the Mexican authorities by memorializing the most troubling events in the country's modern history.

This altarpiece isn't a gilded baroque work taken from a church, but rather a recreation where everything (even the fence and lock) are made of paper and cardboard.