Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wanamaker Building
The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.
Jefferson, Maryland
One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
New York, New York
A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
New York, New York
A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.
New York, New York
Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.
Bronx, New York
Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.
New York, New York
The "Seinfeld" diner.
New York, New York
Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.
New York, New York
One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
New York, New York
Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.
Noratus, Armenia
Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.
Sisian, Armenia
Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.
Yerevan, Armenia
This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.
Tatev, Armenia
The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.
Sevan, Armenia
This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.
Tatev, Armenia
Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.
Portland, Oregon
This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.
Portland, Oregon
Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.
Washington, D.C.
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Cape Town, South Africa
Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.