Portland, Maine
Battery Steele
Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.
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Portland, Maine
Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.
Portland, Maine
Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.
Bethel, Maine
Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.
Woodstock, Maine
A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.
Harpswell, Maine
An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.
Bath, Maine
One of the largest wooden ships ever built is honored by a steel sculpture evoking her once-superlative scale.
Freeport, Maine
This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
Poland, Maine
This World's Fair showpiece was built in Chicago, but shipped to Maine.
Poulsbo, Washington
The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Bolívar, Venezuela
The Canaima airstrip in Venezuela keeps an antique DC 3 plane in its camp.
Soufriere, Saint Lucia
The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.
Delices, Dominica
This mountaintop lake bubbles and steams in a perpetual boil, thanks to its direct link to the Earth's interior.
Dominica
This historic hiding place, often used by people escaping slavery, is a testament to a heroic struggle for freedom.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
The final resting place of Christopher Columbus - or possibly someone else.
La Romana, Dominican Republic
This replica medieval European village in the Dominican Republic was built by a Hollywood set designer.
Lajas, Puerto Rico
This beachside town is home to a diverse nature reserve, multiple cays, and one of the three bioluminescent bays in Puerto Rico.
Guánica, Puerto Rico
Invading U.S. troops were first seen from this now-abandoned tower, leading to the Spanish-American War.
Isabela, Puerto Rico
La Cara del Indio honors the Taíno chief who fought bravely against the Spanish invasion of Puerto Rico.
Isabela, Puerto Rico
This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.