Andouillé-Neuville, France
Tomb of St. Lénard
This roadside shrine to an unofficial saint has welcomed the wishes and prayers of local believers for generations.
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Andouillé-Neuville, France
This roadside shrine to an unofficial saint has welcomed the wishes and prayers of local believers for generations.
Hunstanton, England
All that remains of the fishing-vessel-turned-warship is its weathered hull.
King's Lynn, England
This captivating Bronze Age timber circle spent centuries concealed by the tides.
Hastings, England
From battleships to Roman vessels, this museum explores the depths of shipwrecks in the region.
Sankt Goarshausen, Germany
A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.
Formerum, Netherlands
Pull up and have a drink at a museum filled with hundreds of years' worth of shipwreck artifacts.
Borgholm, Sweden
Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.
Zakinthos, Greece
Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.
Valletta, Malta
This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.
Knoxville, Tennessee
This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.
Washington, D.C.
The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.
Annapolis, Maryland
Just outside the Naval Academy, Hell Point is a historical marker that could easily be the point where failed students wait for the bus.
Alpena, Michigan
This protected area in Lake Huron contains some of the world’s best-preserved shipwrecks.
Chicago, Illinois
This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.
Gainesville, Georgia
A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.
Titusville, Florida
A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.
North Port, Florida
This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.
Marseille, France
This garden houses the remains of the ancient Greek port of Marseille.
La Palma, Spain
Stop by, and you'll receive a map to two well-preserved ancient petroglyph sites.
Niger
These ancient giraffes are the largest known animal petroglyphs in the world.
Ray, Ohio
A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.
Williams, Arizona
A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.
Babingley, England
Signs illustrate the bizarre legend of St. Felix's arrival in this English village, which led to the consecration of a beaver.