Union, West Virginia
Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory
This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.
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Union, West Virginia
This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.
Schenectady, New York
This elaborate High Victorian Gothic structure is one of the world's few 16-sided buildings.
Chicago, Illinois
A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.
A busy island at the center of the world that doesn’t actually exist.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.
Kalaupapa, Hawaii
Once home to over 8,000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.
Lanai City, Hawaii
The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.
Portsmouth, Virginia
A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.
Treblinka, Poland
A somber memorial honors the hundreds of thousands of lives lost at this labor and extermination camp.
Tangier, Morocco
This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.
Stockholm, Sweden
An abstract representation of weather in Sweden.
Hastings, England
From battleships to Roman vessels, this museum explores the depths of shipwrecks in the region.
Hudson, New York
A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.
Germantown, Maryland
Built in 1815, the stabilized ruins of the grist mill and sawmill are now gated, but interpretive displays on the features and functions of the mill preserve its history.
Alexandria, Virginia
Built to defend Washington D.C. during the Civil War, this fort became a post-war nucleus for a thriving Black community.
Bedford, Virginia
This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.
Roswell, New Mexico
Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.
Taranna, Australia
The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.
Faywood, New Mexico
These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.
Austin, Nevada
US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.
Pyongyang, North Korea
An English brewery transported to North Korea.
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
A monument to the bloody fight against fascism in Slovakia during World War II.
Berlin, Germany
This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.