Machrie, Scotland
Machrie Moor Standing Stones
More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.
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Machrie, Scotland
More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.
Callanish, Scotland
The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.
Luxor, Egypt
This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.
Newport Beach, California
Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.
Nevada
An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.
New York, New York
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
New York, New York
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
New York, New York
A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.
New York, New York
This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.
New York, New York
Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Landenberg, Pennsylvania
The meeting of the northwestern corner of Delaware, the northeastern corner of Maryland, and the southern edge of Pennsylvania.
Lake Powell, Utah
The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.
Fairbanks, Alaska
This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Eagle Bridge, New York
The farm where one of America's most famous folk artists created her paintings.
Schilpario, Italy
A museum entirely dedicated to the evolution of mining lamps.
Brusio, Switzerland
This work of engineering is imbued with elegance and ingeniousness.
Maldonado, Uruguay
Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.
Washington, D.C.
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
New York, New York
This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.
Tirana, Albania
A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.
Potsdam, Germany
If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.
Berlin, Germany
Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.