Prypiat, Ukraine
Abandoned City of Prypiat
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
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Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
Claines, England
This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.
Norton, Kansas
A unique gallery chronicles the losers of American presidential history.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.
Zhanaarka District, Kazakhstan
The remains of a monument in the remote Kazakhstani desert dedicated to the only men to die in outer space, the crew of the Soyuz 11 rocket.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Supai, Arizona
This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.
Alden, New York
The "last holdout of the Confederacy” actually sat at the edge of the Canadian border.
Sharpsburg, Maryland
A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
North Charleston, South Carolina
This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.
Charleston, South Carolina
Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Melrose, Scotland
This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.
Wildwood, New Jersey
Vintage cars and motorcycles race for glory in a throwback motorsport celebration on the Jersey shore.
Cape Coast, Ghana
Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."
Buffalo Township, Ohio
The crash of this great airship signaled the beginning of the end for dirigibles.
Arlington, Virginia
Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Rochester, New York
"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."
Queens, New York
One of the last taxidermists in New York City.
Keene Valley, New York
Teddy Roosevelt’s famous “midnight ride to the presidency" started at this small lake high up in the Adirondacks.