Zermatt, Switzerland
Mountaineers' Cemetery
This Swiss cemetery is reserved for people who died in climbing accidents.
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Zermatt, Switzerland
This Swiss cemetery is reserved for people who died in climbing accidents.
Three Forks, Montana
The source of America's longest river is also a historical landmark and the start of a famous nude run.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tragic mystery left this boy nameless for 65 years.
Sioux City, Iowa
America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
Potsdam, Germany
The home of president Truman during the Potsdam Conference, and the place from which the atomic bomb strike on Japan was triggered.
London, England
This pub has roots dating back to 1430 and serves as the setting for multiple Charles Dickens stories.
Niksic, Montenegro
An exquisite monument dedicated to fallen Partisan soldiers and anti-fascist fighters of Yugoslavia through symbols of gears and flowers.
Bournemouth, England
The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Havana, Cuba
When the Cuban government seized a Trader Vic's franchise, they unknowingly led to its preservation.
Southampton, England
Some of the last remaining relics of one of World War II's most important invasions.
Brandon, Colorado
The hallowed ground of one of the worst atrocities in United States history.
Stockholm, Sweden
Maybe the only restaurant in the world where your seat will be signed by a Nobel laureate.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The mirrored section takes the shape of Hebrew characters when viewed from above.
Concord, New Hampshire
All that remains of the former site of the final home of president Franklin Pierce.
Yokohama, Japan
Unchanged for decades, World War II-era bullet holes and nostalgic ghost signs still haunt this desolate train station.
Budapest, Hungary
A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.
London, England
A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.
Richmond, Virginia
A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.
Louisville, Kentucky
A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'
Osawatomie, Kansas
Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.
Sutton, West Virginia
A museum dedicated to the legend of Bigfoot in the Appalachian Mountains.
Noonamah, Australia
This preserved site served as part of Northern Australia’s defense in World War II.
Port Townsend, Washington
A historic hotel with many stories of haunted activity.
Monteverde, Costa Rica
This wildlife refuge is home to more than 200 species of birds, as well as monkeys, lizards, and other wildlife.