Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Cu Chi Tunnels
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.
Hương Thủy, Vietnam
An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.
Phonsavan, Laos
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Kanchanaburi, Thailand
This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.
Sop Ruak, Thailand
A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.
Guatemala
Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.
Copán Ruinas, Honduras
A full-size replica of this well-preserved temple lets you take a walk through the Mayan age.
Copán Ruinas, Honduras
This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.
Tula, Mexico
These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.
Mexico
The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Fairbanks, Alaska
This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.
Sitka, Alaska
The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.
Skagway, Alaska
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Puebla, Mexico
This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.
San Anselmo, California
George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.
Goleta, California
The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.
Pasadena, California
The site of the house Jack Parsons made famous both in life and death.
Butte, Montana
The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.
Earlimart, California
A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.
San Francisco, California
These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.
San Francisco, California
Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.