Atlanta, Georgia
Crypt of Civilization
The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.
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Atlanta, Georgia
The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.
Franeker, Netherlands
Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Costa Rica
These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Vienna, Austria
A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.
Jaipur, India
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Mexico
The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Weyburn, Saskatchewan
This notorious Canadian mental institution was home to some of the first LSD experiments and origin of the word "psychedelic."
Collector, Australia
One man's artistic vision is a small town government's legal battle.
Bedford, Indiana
One-layer pyramid in Indiana.
Raigad, India
A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Nekoma, North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Malindi, Kenya
Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.
płocki, Poland
The shattered remains of the world's once tallest structure.
Örencik, Turkey
This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.
Peru
Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.
Bassenge, Belgium
A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.
San Antonio, Texas
Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.