Harvard, Massachusetts
Fruitlands Museum
Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.
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Harvard, Massachusetts
Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.
New Galloway, Scotland
Believed to be the birthplace of John Balliol.
Aztec, New Mexico
The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
A collection of old steam and diesel locomotives sitting in a fenced-off garden.
Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar
Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.
Qatar
Four steel monoliths stand in the Qatari desert, in a breathtaking work of large-scale art by Richard Serra.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.
Hana, Hawaii
A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.
Warwick, Rhode Island
Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.
Jamestown, Rhode Island
Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as a graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.
Newport, Rhode Island
A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.
Oslo, Norway
This record shop and unofficial black metal museum is an ode to Oslo's heaviest musical export.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Fethiye, Turkey
One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.
Turkey
At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.
Kilmartin, Scotland
No other place in Scotland has such a high concentration of prehistoric carved stone surfaces.
Húsafell, Iceland
Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.
Newton, Massachusetts
A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.
Hoyvík, Faroe Islands
Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.
Castle Valley, Utah
These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.
Berlin, Germany
This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.