Prague, Czechia
Defenestration of Prague Window
The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.
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Prague, Czechia
The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.
Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.
Newport, Rhode Island
Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.
Fort Morgan, Colorado
The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.
Potter, Nebraska
This old-school soda shop is the home of the Tin Roof Sundae, a concoction dripping in chocolate, marshmallow, and peanuts.
Vermillion, South Dakota
Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Harrison, Nebraska
Meet cowboys and ancient beardogs at this one-of-a-kind crossroads of Western history.
Valentine, Nebraska
In addition to fishing and camping, this spot in Nebraska’s Sandhills is one of the world’s darkest places.
Lucas, Kansas
This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.
Lucas, Kansas
Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.
Lucas, Kansas
A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Omaha, Nebraska
Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”
Omaha, Nebraska
These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.
Gibbon, Nebraska
For one month, the fields and skies of Gibbon, Nebraska, come alive with one of the largest gatherings of sandhill cranes in North America.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Dochula, Bhutan
The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.
Bhutan
A stupa built to protect Bhutan from evil forces and help bring peace to the world.
Thimphu, Bhutan
This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.
Oradour-sur-Glane, France
This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.
Montignac, France
Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."
Minerve, France
A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.