Shelburne, Vermont
Shelburne Farms
A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.
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Shelburne, Vermont
A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.
Ripton, Vermont
This charming woodland trail is peppered with poetry.
Chincoteague Island, Virginia
The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.
Ocean City, Maryland
One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.
Williamsburg, Virginia
This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.
Yorktown, Virginia
The location where the American Revolution ended.
Norfolk, Virginia
A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Staunton, Virginia
Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Calatafimi, Italy
This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Erice, Italy
Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.
Realmonte, Italy
"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.
Syracuse, Italy
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
Leeward Settlement, Turks and Caicos Islands
Uninhabited islet in the Caribbean is the sanctuary of giant lizards.
Cusco, Peru
Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.
Cusco, Peru
Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.
Lima, Peru
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
Lima, Peru
This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.
Arequipa, Peru
This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.
Mildred, Pennsylvania
This decommissioned surface-to-surface missile resides outside the American Legion Post in Pennslyvania.
Afton, Virginia
A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.
Charlottesville, Virginia
The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.