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This First Nations monument is a peaceful spot with vast views of the Calgary prairie.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.

German and American troops joined forces to defend this fortress during the strangest battle of World War II.

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

This unique museum doesn't shy away from highlighting Qatar's role in the history of slavery.

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

This airstrip atoll is uninhabited by humans, but absolutely full of birds.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

A stone circle on the slopes of a Caribbean volcano commemorates the leader of an anti-slavery uprising.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

The giant stump of the once towering cottonwood where Ute people held tribal meetings.

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

The final resting place of a celebrated First Nations man who traveled through England with a snake oil salesman.

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

Football field-sized microalgae production tanks on the Hawaiian coast create a stunning view from space.

The longest non-mortared wall in the country is one man's tribute to his displaced Yuchi ancestor's five-year journey to her homeland.

A museum dedicated to the history of psychiatric treatment featuring a gallery of art made by patients.

A statue of the early navigator stands overlooking the land he first surveyed.