Lewes, Delaware
Bunkers of Cape Henlopen State Park
World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.
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Lewes, Delaware
World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.
Montville, Connecticut
The world's largest indoor go-kart racetrack is hiding in Connecticut.
Naples, Italy
Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.
New York, New York
A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.
Campamento Geotermico Corfo, Chile
The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.
Highlands, New Jersey
These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.
Wall Township, New Jersey
The first dish to bounce radio signals off the Moon, it was the forerunner to the U.S. Space Program.
Florence, Italy
A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.
Northwest Arctic, Alaska
Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.
Cambridge, England
A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.
Moscow, Russia
One of the largest collections of socialist realist art shows the surprising depth of the official art of the Soviet Union.
Titusville, Florida
The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.
Ibsheway, Egypt
Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.
Cairo, Egypt
An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.
Zawya Sultan Basha, Egypt
An endless sea of white conical domes.
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt
An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.
Neerpelt, Belgium
Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.
Madrid, Spain
A towering monument in Spain has proven to be more labor-intensive than initially planned.
Seville, Spain
An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.
Seville, Spain
The world's largest wooden structure.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
New York, New York
Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.
Cherry Log, Georgia
An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.