Lebanon, Kansas
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States
Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
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Lebanon, Kansas
Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.
Whitby, England
The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.
Hajvali, Turkey
Live a night as a Byzantine King, with a minibar and private jacuzzi.
Kaymaklı Belediyesi, Turkey
While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.
Derinkuyu, Turkey
The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.
Pioneer, Louisiana
This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
Kelliher, Minnesota
A memorial to a larger-than-life legend, inside a county that also holds Bunyan's death certificate.
Garden, Michigan
This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.
Berlin, Germany
The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.
Cavalier, North Dakota
Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.
Nekoma, North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Anna, Illinois
This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.