Silver Plume, Colorado
Wichita State University Plane Crash Site
The remnants of a 1970 plane crash remain high in the Rocky Mountains.
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Silver Plume, Colorado
The remnants of a 1970 plane crash remain high in the Rocky Mountains.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.
Omoa, Honduras
This fortress in Honduras was built to resist pirates, but its builders had more to fear from the British.
Copán Ruinas, Honduras
A full-size replica of this well-preserved temple lets you take a walk through the Mayan age.
Chicago, Illinois
A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.
Calistoga, California
California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.
Calistoga, California
California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.
Sausalito, California
Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
Marshall, California
Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.
Jenner, California
The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.
Ukiah, California
One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.
Ukiah, California
One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.
Ukiah, California
Naturally carbonated water fills the mineral baths at this 19th-century California resort.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
McCall, Idaho
The secluded site of a 1943 plane crash and amazing rescue is only accessible by hiking through the woods.
Itagüi, Colombia
The (usually) serene burial place of the world's most notorious drug lord.
Medellín, Colombia
A museum of memories in what was once one of the most violent cities in the world.
Guatape, Colombia
The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.
Medellín, Colombia
An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.
Medellín, Colombia
This unofficial museum details the rise and fall of Colombia's most notorious narcotrafficker, Pablo Escobar.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
San Antonio del Tequendama, Colombia
This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.
Armero, Colombia
A town half-submerged in volcanic mud has become a pilgrimage site for devotees of one of the tragedy's victims.
Florián, Colombia
A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.