Washington, D.C.
Sonny Bono Memorial Park
A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.
Places I've been
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Washington, D.C.
A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.
Conwy, Wales
A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.
Great Missenden, England
This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Hilo, Hawaii
Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Qrendi, Malta
This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.
Paola, Malta
This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.
San Lawrenz, Malta
Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.
Montenegro
A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Seville, Spain
The world's largest wooden structure.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.
Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Glenslane, Ireland
This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.
Washington, D.C.
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.