New York, New York
Macy's Wooden Escalators
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
Skagway, Alaska
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Alrewas, England
In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.
Kuala Klawang, Malaysia
The remains of this RAF plane and its crew were lost for decades, nearly engulfed by the Malaysian jungle.
Aveiro, Brazil
Henry Ford's failed rubber plantation in the middle of the Amazon rain forest.
Cook Islands
A desert island with both a buried treasure and a famous castaway.
Guatape, Colombia
Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.
Los Angeles, California
Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.
Washington, D.C.
This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
Pyongyang, North Korea
A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador
From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Berlin, Germany
After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.
Toronto, Ontario
A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.
Versailles, Ohio
The final resting place of the most famous sharpshooter.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
Amboise, France
The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.
Brunswick, Maine
This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.
Ica, Peru
An unexpected desert oasis in South America.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Underground tunnels once home to crime are now back open to the public.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Brookings, Oregon
As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The legacy of baseball great Roberto Clemente is preserved in a retired Pittsburgh fire station.