Manchester, England
Jules Rimet Trophy Replica
The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Manchester, England
The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.
Guatavita, Colombia
The entire town looks like a slice of Spain that was carted across the ocean and plunked in the Andes.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.
Dexter, Iowa
The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Where the notorious gang lived while on the run from the FBI.
Lostwithiel, England
The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.
Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain
The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.
Nottingham, England
There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.
sovkhoza im. Lenina, Russia
A magnificent, Disneyesque chateau built for 150 lucky kindergarteners.
Union City, Indiana
One of the first schools in the U.S. to admit students without regard to race or gender.
Whatstandwell, England
Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.
Crich, England
This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.
Pohang, South Korea
Japan and South Korea both lay claim to islands inhabited by one woman.
Gyeongju, South Korea
Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.
Pohang, South Korea
To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.
Pensacola, Florida
The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.
Hopewell, Virginia
For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.
Port Townsend, Washington
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
Pensacola, Florida
This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.
North Adams, Massachusetts
The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.
Washington, D.C.
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.