Jackson, New Hampshire
Lizzie Bourne Memorial
Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.
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Jackson, New Hampshire
Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.
Haddonfield, New Jersey
The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The singer, actor, and activist lived here during his final years, and now it’s a museum dedicated to his legacy.
Birmingham, England
The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.
Iż-Żejtun, Malta
A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.
Birgu, Malta
The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.
Paola, Malta
This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.
Oppenheim, Germany
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
Hakone, Japan
This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.
Bath and North East Somerset, England
An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.
Argolis, Greece
This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Güímar, Spain
A large collection of solar and night-time telescopes dot a small area on the Teide mountain range.
Las Cañadas del Teide, Spain
A space-grade telescope mirror lies discarded in the shrubs.
Güímar, Spain
Lava stone structures possibly dating back to the 19th century may have been a stopping point for voyagers between ancient Egypt and the Mayan Civilization.
Icod de los Vinos, Spain
This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.
Abades, Spain
An unexpected ghost village lurks on the southeast coast of Tenerife.
Le Tréport, France
Deep in the limestone cliffs of the Alabaster Coast, a German fortress built during World War II.
Mosta, Malta
These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.
Mosta, Malta
This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Greece
A seaside castle complex that stood through centuries of conquests.
Liverpool, England
The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.