Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Madrid, Spain
An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.
Segovia, Spain
One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'
Bilbao, Spain
Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain
Spain's stunning solar energy plant.
Seville, Spain
The world's largest wooden structure.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Texarkana, Texas
$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.
Memphis, Tennessee
A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Fort Worth, Texas
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Denver, Colorado
A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.
Florissant, Colorado
The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Jamestown, North Dakota
A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.