Lexington, Virginia
Traveller’s Final Home
The final home of the most famous horse of the American Civil War.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Lexington, Virginia
The final home of the most famous horse of the American Civil War.
London, England
Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.
Gibbon, Nebraska
For one month, the fields and skies of Gibbon, Nebraska, come alive with one of the largest gatherings of sandhill cranes in North America.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Lake City, Colorado
The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.
Olema, California
'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.
Ushuaia, Argentina
The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.
Keszthely, Hungary
For many people the Hungarian Parliament building is a must-see stop on any visit to the capital but there is an equally stunning replica hidden in a basement.
Fairview, Utah
One of the most intact and well-preserved skeletons of a mammoth in the world is displayed in a tiny Utah town.
Cohoes, New York
A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.
New York, New York
Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.
Drumheller, Alberta
As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.
Crow Agency, Montana
A memorial to the most decisive Native American victory of the Plains Indian War.
Florence, Oregon
Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.
New Mexico
One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.
Ocklawaha, Florida
Site of the longest gun battle in FBI history.
Boston, Massachusetts
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Hartsville, South Carolina
The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.
Carbon County, Utah
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Marathon, Florida
The grave of the first dolphin to play Flipper is located at the Dolphin Research Center.
Oaxaca, Mexico
At this Oaxaca contest, artists turn purple produce into stunning depictions of saints, buildings, and La Pietà.
Kenova, West Virginia
Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.
Mikladalur, Faroe Islands
A woman facing death for bearing a child out of wedlock lifted this massive stone as her legacy.