Sequoia National Park, California
General Sherman
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
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Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
New York, New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
Marinaleda, Spain
A micro-communist utopia in Spain with no police, no mortgages and full employment.
Washington, D.C.
Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.
Argentina
Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.
Washington, D.C.
One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.
Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin
A roadside spring pooling in an old bathtub where anyone can stop and sip.
Middletown, Maryland
Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.
Deep River, Connecticut
The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.
Hope Valley, England
The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.
North Atlantic Ocean
The only sea in the world that has no land boundary.
Arlington, Virginia
The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.
Hartford, Connecticut
An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.
West Tisbury, Massachusetts
A memorial sculpture to heath hens stands on the spot where the last heath hen, Booming Ben, was last seen.
Hrodna, Belarus
This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.
Waterloo, Iowa
This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.
Penedo, Brazil
This "Little Finland" started as a Finnish utopian society in Eastern Brazil.
Barnet, Vermont
The place where the great marine explorer first learned to work underwater is not where you'd expect.
Portugal
An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.
Cleveland, Ohio
Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.
Waimes, Belgium
The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.
Anmore, British Columbia
The century-old plant starred as the villainous clown's lair in the miniseries based on Stephen King's "It."
San Rafael, California
Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.