Winchester, England
'Sound II' at Winchester Cathedral
This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.
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Winchester, England
This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.
Zennor, England
This wooden chair dates possibly back to the 15th century, and commemorates a local legend.
Modena, Italy
David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."
Riga, Latvia
A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.
Devon Island, Nunavut
The closest thing to Mars on Earth.
Vienna, Austria
A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.
Elberton, Georgia
A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.
Hutchinson, Kansas
Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Oslo, Norway
One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.
Halberstadt, Germany
Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.
San Francisco, California
A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Atlanta, Georgia
The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.
Centreville, Virginia
Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.
Manassas, Virginia
Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.
Warrenton, Virginia
This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.
Verzy, France
Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.
Avioth, France
A towering baroque basilica jutting out of the French countryside.
Bar-le-Duc, France
Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.