Boston, Massachusetts
Site of the Boston Massacre
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
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Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Pine, Arizona
The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.
Riverdale, Georgia
A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.
Concord, Massachusetts
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Durham, North Carolina
This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.
New York, New York
The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Singapore
Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.
Huehuetlán, Mexico
The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Kaukapakapa, New Zealand
One of the world's largest Tesla coils.
Kiruna, Sweden
The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.
Tasman Island, Australia
The tallest sea cliffs on the Southern Hemisphere are a climber's worst nightmare.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Lalibela, Ethiopia
An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
Glendale, California
An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.
Stockholm, Sweden
The world's largest model of our planetary system.
Antarctica
Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Ithaca, New York
In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Magdalena, New Mexico
Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.