Cartagena, Spain
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The world's first electric battery-powered submarine.
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Cartagena, Spain
The world's first electric battery-powered submarine.
Cartagena, Spain
An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.
Burgos, Spain
This remarkable museum sprung from one of the most important prehistoric archaeological sites in the world.
Vintondale, Pennsylvania
The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.
Rolea Baear, Cambodia
The abandoned airport is a strangely intact remnant of Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime.
Portland, Maine
Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.
San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Mexico
A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.
Bremerhaven, Germany
The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.
Valdivia, Chile
A 300-foot-long Cold War submarine floats in a Chilean River as a maritime museum.
Haigerloch, Germany
The atomic museum in the basement of this German castle displays long strands of replica uranium cubes.
Quincy, Massachusetts
From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.
Wisbech, England
Peek inside restored planes at this off-the-beaten-path collection of aviation archaeology.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.
Iceland
The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.
Comuna Obreja, Romania
The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.
Urgun, Mongolia
Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.
Bulgan, Mongolia
Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.
At-Bashi District, Kyrgyzstan
Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.
Heckington, England
The last working windmill in the U.K. that has eight sails.
Kings Clipstone, England
These bleak 800-year-old ruins were once the royal residence of choice for hunting in Sherwood Forest.
Barskoon, Kyrgyzstan
A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.