Edinburgh, Scotland
The Witches' Well
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
What happened to the three lighthouse keepers who vanished from this place remains a mystery over a century later.
Santa Luzia, Portugal
Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Hull, England
This long-distance walking route follows the Prime Meridian line as it passes through England.
Kerry, Ireland
An abandoned faux-pub made famous by a Guinness commercial.
Kerry, Ireland
An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Hathersage, England
A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
London, England
The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.
Agoura Hills, California
The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.
Nassau, Bahamas
Impressive sink holes fill this untouched old-growth forest in the Bahamas.
Kerry, Ireland
This beautiful site is where the first transatlantic telegraph was sent from.
Sweetwater, Texas
A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.
Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
The only way to visit this old resort hotel is with scuba gear.
Washington, D.C.
Before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton had a tremendous humanitarian impact by locating thousands of missing soldiers.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.
Dyess, Arkansas
The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.
Traquair, Scotland
The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.