Stonehaven, Scotland
Dunnottar Castle
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
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Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt
Brightly painted boulders scattered throughout the Sinai Desert.
Badrshein, Egypt
This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.
Luxor, Egypt
Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.
Egypt
An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.
Zawya Sultan Basha, Egypt
An endless sea of white conical domes.
Dandarah, Egypt
One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.
Nubia, Egypt
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Kairouan, Tunisia
Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.
Tataouine, Tunisia
A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.
Cairo, Egypt
An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.
Longyearbyen, Norway
The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.
Svalbard, Norway
This Norwegian satellite station provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Longyearbyen, Norway
In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
Boston, Massachusetts
No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...
Holyoke, Massachusetts
A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.
Boston, Massachusetts
The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.
Salem, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Boston, Massachusetts
A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.