London, England
Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
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London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.
London, England
This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.
London, England
Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.
Las Vegas, Nevada
At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The most extravagant car collection features a Batmobile, Liberace's mirror ball-ed Rolls Royce, and a stunt car from 'The Fast and the Furious.'
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Larkspur, California
At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.
San Diego, California
Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.
Berkeley, California
A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.
Berkeley, California
Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.
Corvallis, Oregon
Contractors in this Oregon town have been stamping their names in sidewalks since 1908.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.
Tucson, Arizona
Enormous photography collection housed in a study center co-founded by Ansel Adams.
Berkeley, California
Handmade treasures from around the world.
Healdsburg, California
This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.
Washington, D.C.
It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.
Washington, D.C.
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
Washington, D.C.
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
Washington, D.C.
An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.
Washington, D.C.
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.
Washington, D.C.
On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.