Boston, Massachusetts
USS Constitution
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
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Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Washington, D.C.
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
New York, New York
The most confusing clock in New York.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
GrindavĂk, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.