Sendai, Japan
Tomizawa Site (Underground Forest Museum)
A 20,000-year-old fossilized forest is preserved at this unique museum.
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Sendai, Japan
A 20,000-year-old fossilized forest is preserved at this unique museum.
Paris, France
The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.
Paris, France
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.
Paris, France
Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.
Smith Island, Maryland
An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.
Malbork, Poland
This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.
Genzano di Lucania, Italy
Its look is severe, but its location, isolated on a hill in the middle of the countryside, is particularly scenic.
Soja, Japan
A rare example of an ancient Japanese hill castle believed to be the fortress of a legendary demon.
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
This castle once belonged to one of the most prominent families of medieval Carrickfergus.
Yonkers, New York
A beautiful, historic location open to the public.
Noasca, Italy
A schoolhouse and chapel are all that remains of this alpine village.
Piscataway, New Jersey
A historic town sits upon the site of a long-lost 18th-century trading community.
Sirogojno, Serbia
This historical village takes you back to the 19th century.
Calafell, Spain
Experience this Iron Age village the way that its original residents would have.
Columbia, Missouri
Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.
Tatra County, Poland
The majority of the highest mountain in Poland is actually located in a different country.
Laze v Tuhinju, Slovenia
A beautiful drive through the foot of the Alps traces the path of 15th-century Turkish raids.
Kamakura, Japan
Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.
Iuka, Mississippi
The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.
Taupō, New Zealand
Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.
Cervantes, Australia
One of the few places in the world home to living stromatolites.