Alexandria, Virginia
Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery
Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.
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Alexandria, Virginia
Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.
Waverly, Virginia
A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.
Manassas, Virginia
Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.
Alexandria, Virginia
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Arlington, Virginia
Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.
Fairfax, Virginia
Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.
Richmond, Virginia
Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.
Bassenge, Belgium
This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.
Bassenge, Belgium
A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.
Accra, Ghana
An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
Dubbed "Wistom" by locals, this abandoned factory is an urban explorer's dream.
Bydgoszcz, Poland
This symbol of Polish heritage survived the occupation during World War II, hidden in plain sight.
Wolin, Poland
A stone in Wolin, Poland, marks the possible location of a legendary Viking fortress.
Wrocław, Poland
Relive a Polish uprising via an enormous, century-old cyclorama.
płocki, Poland
The shattered remains of the world's once tallest structure.
Opole Lubelskie County, Poland
A monument to Poland's famous alleged UFO abduction case.
Krakow, Poland
In the midst of a living monument to Soviet social engineering, Polish Catholics built this church by hand.
Gdańsk, Poland
These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.
Gmina Leśnica, Poland
One of the largest amphitheaters in Europe is a former Nazi German gathering place that still stands today.
Leba, Poland
This open-air museum was originally a World War II testing ground for German missiles and rockets.
London, England
This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.