Wake Island
A remote coral island with a gristly history of shipwreck, battles, and a horrendous war crime.
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A remote coral island with a gristly history of shipwreck, battles, and a horrendous war crime.
United States Minor Outlying Islands
A desperate final message left by a POW on the run serves as a memorial for himself and the 97 that died with him.
Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
The final stronghold of a king whose feet never touched the ground.
Alofi, Niue
A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.
Cook Islands
A desert island with both a buried treasure and a famous castaway.
Kiribati
Amelia Earhart's possible place of death.
Howland Island
The ruins of a lighthouse on the island Amelia Earhart never reached.
Pacific Ocean
The world's largest aggregation of great white sharks is at a mysterious spot in the middle of the ocean.
Pacific Ocean, United States
Island of trash twice the size of Texas floats in the Pacific.
Franklin, Québec
This abandoned orphanage-turned-asylum witnessed a terrible chapter in Québec's history.
Hague, New York
The graphite created here was used in the manufacturing of pencils.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
The home of an antique carousel still in operation.
Oakland, New Jersey
The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.
Staten Island, New York
Eccentric stone cairns built on a public New York City beach.
New York, New York
This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.
New York, New York
The phone booths of New York City have all but disappeared, but their remains were once found in this "graveyard," sadly now removed as well.
New York, New York
The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.
New York, New York
Walk over a 150 year old manhole.
New York, New York
A Natural History and Science Emporium.
New York, New York
On the top floor of an upscale department store stands a lavish restaurant housed in a replica of a luxury French dining car.
New York, New York
A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.
New York, New York
Test your business savvy and play the market for cocktails at this stock exchange-inspired watering hole.
New York, New York
A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.