Olomouc, Czechia
Holy Trinity Column
An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.
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Olomouc, Czechia
An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.
Akron, Ohio
But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?
Cape Town, South Africa
The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.
Alexandria, Egypt
The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.
London, England
These remnants of Old London Bridge possess unique acoustics that allow for whispered conversations to carry from one side to the other.
Crystal River, Florida
This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.
Crystal River, Florida
The mounds on this coastal archaeological site reveal the history of the land’s first inhabitants.
Fruita, Colorado
Explore a wealth of fossils in one of the most prolific dig sites in North America.
Norway
Remote and wild, Kinnarodden is the northernmost point of mainland Europe.
Battle Creek, Michigan
The final resting place of the visionary founders of Kelloggs, a global leader in breakfast cereals.
Tokyo, Japan
Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.
Buffalo, New York
The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.
Yangon, Myanmar
This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.
Mandalay, Myanmar
This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."
Sam Roi Yot, Thailand
At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.
Hòa Vang, Vietnam
This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.
Xuân Trạch, Vietnam
World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.
Oak Park, Illinois
The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.
Church Creek, Maryland
The grounds of former plantations where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her youth enslaved are now a museum to her incredible life.
Green Cove Springs, Florida
How did a 154-foot-long piece of spacecraft wind up abandoned along the side of a Florida road?
Washington, D.C.
One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.
Kilchberg, Switzerland
A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.
Nevada
A large wave-cut shelter, a major archeological site, overlooks the dry basin of Winnemucca Lake.
Dayton, Ohio
The childhood home of the Wright Brothers in Dayton.