Venafro, Italy
Verlasce
A living example of historical stratification: a Roman amphitheater, a medieval farm, and modern town square.
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Venafro, Italy
A living example of historical stratification: a Roman amphitheater, a medieval farm, and modern town square.
Graun im Vinschgau, Italy
A 1930s defensive fortification designed to protect Italy from a German invasion.
Fort Benton, Montana
Thomas Francis Meagher drowned here in 1867, but whether his death was an accident or a murder, nobody knows.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.
Carbis Bay, England
A quirky mausoleum celebrated once every five years with young dancing girls, widows, a tax man, and more.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Lakewood, Colorado
One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Feel what it would have been like to live in Gettysburg during the pivotal Civil War battle.
Nazca, Peru
This archaeological museum in one of Peru’s most intriguing regions exhibits ancient artifacts from the Nazca civilization.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Cusco, Peru
Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?
New York, New York
This installation turns abstract economics into a stark, public spectacle.
Chimalhuacán, Mexico
This controversial, abstract sculpture is meant to represent an Aztec warrior.
Paris, France
A lush vertical garden blooming in the heart of Paris.
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
A red steel coyote towering over one of Mexico City’s largest suburbs.
Sosúa, Dominican Republic
An eccentric German artist built this weird and wondrous castle packed with shocking sculptures and alien art.
Scottish Borders, Scotland
A 1,000-year-old oak and one of the last surviving trees of the ancient Scottish Jedforest.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Southampton, England
A memorial marking the original departure point for the two ships carrying the early English settlers to the New World.
Saint Marys, Newfoundland and Labrador
A tiny village started by a father, lovingly restored by his son.
Roann, Indiana
This 150-year-old mill on Eel River still produces flour and offers tours of its historic grounds.
Pinos Altos, New Mexico
This 1863 adobe building is home to one of the oldest operating saloons in the Southwest.
Stowe, Vermont
A mountain pass used by Prohibition-era bootleggers to facilitate traffic into and out of Canada from Vermont.