Mountainair, New Mexico
Salinas Pueblo Missions
The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.
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Mountainair, New Mexico
The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.
Hawthorne, Nevada
Once a staging site for World War II munitions.
Hibbing, Minnesota
Where one of America's greatest songwriters lived before he was Bob Dylan.
Coconino County, Arizona
The Grand Canyon’s original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned.
Helsinki, Finland
This former hospital was once one of the oldest mental health facilities in Europe.
Portknockie, Scotland
Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.
Tokyo, Japan
Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.
Baghdad, Iraq
The home of Iraq's former prime minister now houses historical manuscripts.
Semaphore, Australia
This stone tower was built in the late 19th century to signal the time to ships in the water.
Neah Bay, Washington
At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A series of bronze circus performers spread throughout a Slovakian shopping center.
Stockholm, Sweden
There are hidden patterns on the subway seats of some Stockholm metro cars.
Otterlo, Netherlands
Located inside Hoge Veluwe National Park, this museum began as the private collection of a prominent female art collector.
Strong City, Kansas
A Kansas nature preserve protecting the plants and animals that once stretched across central North America.
Scott, Arkansas
People of the Plum Bayou culture built these enormous mounds over 1,000 years ago.
London, England
A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.
Lonaconing, Maryland
The first blast furnace in the United States that used coal and coke fuel instead of charcoal to make pig iron.
Kalimpong, India
Outside a hilltop monastery in India, a monument to a 20th-century Russian mystic.
Kolkata, India
In Kolkata's China Town, a temple to the Hindu goddess Kali.
Helsinki, Finland
In the waters outside Helsinki, a tiny island once used as a military outpost now welcomes visitors.
Madrid, Spain
This Art Nouveau gate still stands at the former entrance of a 20th-century Spanish writer's colony.
Valley Falls, Kansas
A steeple that now houses a small church.
Byards Leap, England
According to legend, this is the site where a blind horse killed a local witch.
Destin, Florida
Dedicated to the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village."