Chichicastenango, Guatemala
Chichicastenango Cemetery
One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.
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Chichicastenango, Guatemala
One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.
Guatemala
Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.
Ngong Ping, Hong Kong
Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.
Philippines
An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
Mülenen, Switzerland
Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.
Natchez, Mississippi
A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Jerusalem, Israel
Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.