Langtry, Texas
Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center
Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.
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Langtry, Texas
Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
This pair of running lions engraved on animal bone is one of the earliest artistic depictions of big cats.
Qurain, Kuwait
The site of a bloody showdown between invading Iraqi forces and a cell of the popular resistance in Kuwait.
Stockholm, Sweden
A 12th-century church with a medieval fresco and an intriguing “Greek runestone.”
London, England
One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.
Mörbylånga, Sweden
Archaeologists are still unraveling the secrets of the brutal massacre that wiped out this ancient fort.
Asturias, Spain
See replicas of Europe's most famous cave paintings and even some of the animals that feature in the art.
Uppsala, Sweden
The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Ribadesella, Spain
A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.
Leland, Michigan
A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.
Halle (Saale), Germany
The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
London, England
The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.
London, England
A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.
Hamburg, Germany
Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.
Schleswig, Germany
Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.
Hanover, Germany
Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.
Potsdam, Germany
A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Munich, Germany
These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.
Berlin, Germany
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.
Zinnowitz, Germany
An elevator into the Baltic Sea.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.