Pompeii, Italy
Plaster Citizens of Pompeii
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
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Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Athens, Greece
The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.
Rome, Italy
When this 400-year-old fountain fell into disrepair, officials covered the mess up with what looks like a giant soup tureen.
Vatican City
These spartan apartments are provided to clergymen visiting Vatican City.
Messina, Italy
The cathedral is not really remarkable except for the campanile with its astronomical clock and some amazing automatons which perform every day at noon
Messina, Italy
Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Vatican City
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
Seneca Falls, New York
A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."
Cameron, Arizona
More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.
Cooperstown, North Dakota
These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Medora, North Dakota
The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.
Fargo, North Dakota
In an alley behind a Fargo bar, you can roleplay as Mario while interacting with a popular street mural.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
Springfield, Missouri
An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.
Argolis, Greece
This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.
Lasithi, Greece
This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Mikonos, Greece
Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.
Delos, Greece
Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.
Athens, Greece
The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.
Folly Beach, South Carolina
Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.