Cahokia Heights, Illinois
Holy Family Log Church
One of the last remaining French Colonial style churches, this centuries-old building was constructed using upright logs and no nails.
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Cahokia Heights, Illinois
One of the last remaining French Colonial style churches, this centuries-old building was constructed using upright logs and no nails.
Concord, Massachusetts
This historic hotel was once home to Henry David Thoreau and rumored to be haunted by ghosts of fallen soldiers from the American Revolution.
Tokyo, Japan
One of the top 100 sights of feudal Tokyo continues to impress those who visit the lesser temples of Ueno.
Glenns Ferry, Idaho
At the site of the most dangerous crossings on the Oregon Trail, a museum explores the complex history of westward migration in America.
Hakone, Japan
The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.
Mesetas, Colombia
River raft through rural Colombia’s ancient rock formations, pristine landscapes, and towering waterfalls.
Oxford, England
Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.
Arlington, Texas
A Prohibition-era casino once hidden as a palatial tea room.
London, England
The oldest surviving “eel, pie, and mash” shop in London is renowned for its infamous jellied eels.
Blackpool, England
See reconstructed Spitfires and other World War II-era planes in a hangar originally used by the Royal Air Force.
Wales
Wander along roughly a mile of paths in what may be the world's largest forest labyrinth.
Lyme Regis, England
The final resting place of a once-unsung hero of paleontology.
Granada, Spain
Mysterious texts covered in mystical symbols were found in caves at this site centuries ago.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
Being surrounded by typical buildings just makes this uniquely modernist house stand out even more.
Selb, Germany
A unique public space where the walkway is paved with thousands of porcelain tiles.
Delmar, Delaware
This relic is one of the last survivors of the earliest eras of the American railroad.
Wellington, New Zealand
The only known remains of an extensive Maori settlement are preserved underneath an apartment building.
Norton, Massachusetts
Ghostly specters are said to haunt this secluded cave where a famed Wampanoag leader spent the final days of his life.
Jacksonville, Florida
The oldest continuously-running professional dinner theater in the United States.
Charlotte, North Carolina
An elephant is carved onto the gravestone of a man who was crushed by one.
Barcelona, Spain
Grab a slice of Catalonia’s famous flatbread in a space with ancient Roman roots.
Barcelona, Spain
Behind this unmarked facade lies the original bomba—a crunchy orb of fried mashed potatoes stuffed with minced meat.
Maribel, Wisconsin
These rural ruins are of a Midwestern hotel that was once an elegant spa for the wealthy, then a gangster’s hideaway, and finally a haunted retreat.
County Donegal, Ireland
Once part of a living village, these buildings now house exhibits showcasing historical aspects of life in Ireland.