St. Augustine, Florida
Andrew Young Crossing
Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.
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St. Augustine, Florida
Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.
Silver City, New Mexico
Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.
Halifax, Massachusetts
A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.
Swindon, England
This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.
Madison, Wisconsin
The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.
Bures, England
A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.
Saint John, New Brunswick
These powerful, if squat, Canadian waterfalls flow in different directions depending on the time of day.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.
New Shoreham, Rhode Island
An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.
Faroe Islands
In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Ice roads, deep holes and 3,500 pounds of diamonds.
Sweden
Although rarely used, there is still a hidden room for the royal family at the Stockholm central station.
Christchurch, New Zealand
Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.
Bellevue, Alberta
A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
This grave marks the final resting place of pioneer John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.
San Francisco, California
One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The nation's second-ever First Lady urged the founding fathers to "remember the ladies."
Calgary, Alberta
With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.
Rivière-aux-Outardes, Québec
A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.
Searchlight, Nevada
Formerly frequented by Hollywood stars and now open for tours.
Harrogate, England
A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.
Glasgow, Scotland
Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.
Washington, D.C.
"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”