Natural Bridge, Virginia
Hidden J.R.R. Tolkien Quote
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
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Natural Bridge, Virginia
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
Tallahassee, Florida
This historic crypt was said to have been designed and built by the very person who is buried inside of it.
Tallahassee, Florida
Though it's unclear why it's there, the lifelike sculpture of the giant lizard is oddly charming.
Tallahassee, Florida
This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.
Tallahassee, Florida
This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.
Tallahassee, Florida
One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon, France
A unique museum tells the story of the day-to-day life of World War I soldiers.
Marville, France
The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Omaha, Nebraska
These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
During World War II the Thorp building was guarded by the OSS, FBI, and US Navy because of the top-secret bombsight being produced there.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.
Roosevelt, Arizona
This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.
Pensacola, Florida
The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.
Suminoe-ku, Japan
An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”
Motobu, Japan
One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.
Canning, Nova Scotia
A converted cattle farm is now a hub of art and theater surrounded by nature.
Diligent River, Nova Scotia
Commemoration of a sea voyage gone mysteriously wrong.
Joggins, Nova Scotia
Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.
Pugwash, Nova Scotia
A rustic house where intellectuals and investors tried to put an end to Cold War nuclear armament.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.
Maitland, Nova Scotia
The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.