Monterrey, Mexico
Museo de la Batalla de Monterrey (Battle of Monterrey Museum)
This museum tells the story of a decisive battle in the Mexican-American War.
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Monterrey, Mexico
This museum tells the story of a decisive battle in the Mexican-American War.
Woodville, Alabama
This massive cave is a sight to behold.
Toronto, Ontario
An enigmatic concrete structure in a lakeside Toronto park raises more questions than answers.
Liverpool, England
One of the largest objects salvaged from the famous sunken passenger ship.
San Bernardino County, California
A remote field of nearly pristine sand dunes in the heart of the Mojave Desert.
Guild, Tennessee
Sip whiskey in a powerhouse that once belonged to a storied hydroelectric dam.
Miami, Florida
Remains of a massive World War II blimp base, now home to a railroad museum.
Middletown, Pennsylvania
On the outskirts of Pennsylvania’s capital city, a reminder of the worst accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history.
Kasekera, Tanzania
Only reachable by boat, a small Tanzanian national park is home to the chimpanzees that Jane Goodall spent her career studying.
Washington, D.C.
The house where Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation.
Le Diamant, Martinique
A haunting memorial to Africans kidnapped and lost at sea during the slave trade.
Crow Agency, Montana
A memorial to the most decisive Native American victory of the Plains Indian War.
Harrison, Nebraska
Meet cowboys and ancient beardogs at this one-of-a-kind crossroads of Western history.
Ankara, Turkey
One of the earliest Ataturk monuments commemorates the victory of the Turkish War of Independence.
Dublin, Ireland
The Dublin sea wall draws walkers, photographers, and fishing enthusiasts.
Traverse City, Michigan
This picturesque beacon was built to keep boats safe shortly after the Civil War.
Gijón, Spain
This modern sculpture looks out over the sea and amplifies sound from the inside.
Kells, Ireland
“Ireland’s only inland lighthouse” is not actually a lighthouse at all.
Taichung City, Taiwan
A once-shattered school now preserves a visible fault line, showcasing Taiwan's traumatic 1999 earthquake.
Salamanca, Spain
A Brutalist monument and "sculpture that contains many sculptures."
Danville, Alabama
A fascinating museum near the birthplace of the greatest track and field athlete of all time.
Savannah, Georgia
The tabby ruin is Savannah’s oldest surviving structure.
Yokohama, Japan
After an Englishmen was killed by a samurai here in 1862, a two-day war changed the course of Japanese history.
Goliad, Texas
The site of the surrender of Colonel Fannin and his men during the Texas Revolution.