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Point Arena Lighthouse

Point Arena, California

Point Arena Lighthouse

Climb 200 stairs up the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast for an unbeatable view.

Charleston Light

Sullivan's Island, South Carolina

Charleston Light

This triangular lighthouse is one of the most modern in the U.S.

The Venerable Thich Quảng Đức Monument.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The Venerable Thich Quảng Đức Monument

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

A guillotine from the war

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

War Remnants Museum

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

Creations from the 19th century on display in the museum.

Riga, Latvia

Riga Porcelain Museum

Riga’s historic porcelain industry is preserved in this small, hidden museum.

Reich’s Burger King

Nuremberg, Germany

Reich’s Burger King

Burgers and fries in the shadow of a dreaded Nazi symbol.

German trench with soldiers preparing a gas attack.

Albert, France

Somme 1916 Museum

A haunting museum chronicling the bloodiest battlefield of World War I.

The Prehistoric Sepulcher of Huerta Montero

Almendralejo, Spain

The Prehistoric Sepulcher of Huerta Montero

An ancient burial site that lights up with the winter solstice.

Pony Express Monument

Sidney, Nebraska

Pony Express Monument

A tribute to the riders who bridged East and West.

The famous bison painting of Font de Gaume

Les Eyzies, France

Grotte de Font-de-Gaum

Among Europe’s most spectacular Ice Age painted caves still accessible today.

The water tower and staircase.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

The Museum of Water

Immersive exhibitions track Saint Petersburg’s past and present.

Dr. William S. Clark Statue

Sapporo, Japan

Dr. William S. Clark Statue

A statue of the forgotten American who helped transform Hokkaido and Japan.

Türk Öğün, Çalış, Güven (Turk be proud, work hard and have trust)

Ankara, Turkey

Güvenlik Anıtı (Security Monument)

A monument completed by a Third Reich sculptor in 1935 in Ankara's central park encourages Turks to "be proud, work hard, and have trust."

The water well

Tarsus, Turkey

St Paul’s Well

A well said to have belonged to Paul the Apostle and part of UNESCO Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey.

Close up photo of the Meade Pyramid.

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Meade Pyramid

A monument first built to honor Confederate soldiers now honors their Union opponents.

Another marker, from 1920.

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

Panther Intaglio

The only Native American intaglio left in Wisconsin.

Memorial shrine facade

Hong Kong

Race Course Fire Memorial

Behind Hong Kong Stadium stands a memorial to one of the city’s most tragic disasters.

Cresson Sanatorium and Prison

Lilly, Pennsylvania

Cresson Sanatorium and Prison

This sanitorium-turned-asylum-turned-prison is now abandoned and a hotspot for enjoyers of the paranormal.

Hisham’s Palace

Palestine

Hisham’s Palace

Sprawling archeological site of an 8th-century Islamic castle.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House

Wichita, Kansas

Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House

A meticulously restored Wichita home designed by the most renowned American architect of the 20th century.

Song of the Dodo, Montreal

Montreal, Québec

The Song of the Dodo

A 20-foot statue reminds viewers of an extinct species.

The Waco Suspension Bridge at night

Waco, Texas

Waco Suspension Bridge

Texas’s first suspension bridge is still carrying people across the Brazos.

Slide Memorial

Arlington, Washington

Slide Memorial

Memorial commemorating the deadliest landslide in U.S. history.

Tower facing Northeast

Hong Kong

Signal Hill Tower and Garden

A century-old tower with great harbor views in a quiet space, hidden among skyscrapers.

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