There are 199 entries of Cultures and Civilizations in the Atlas
Lalibela, Ethiopia
Bete Giyorgis of Lalibela
An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church carved out of a single rock
03 Dec 2009
Shibam, Yemen
Shibam Hadhramaut
A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."
19 Sep 2009
India
Wagah Flag Ceremony - Amritsar, Punjab
On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggresion each and every night
19 Sep 2009
Galway, Ireland
Brigits Celtic Garden
The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden
17 Jun 2012
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
The Pennsic Wars of Coopers Lake
A campground becomes a 15000 member/medieval town for 2 weeks every year
07 Feb 2010
Lützen, Germany
Gustav II Adolf's Place of Death
A monument to the "father of modern warfare" Gustav II Adolf
30 Jun 2009
Chernobyl, Ukraine
Chernobyl's Ghost Cities
Visit the abandoned towns left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time
06 Jun 2012
Crazy Horse, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over
22 Jul 2010
Natural Bridge, Virginia
The Natural Bridge
A sacred site for Indians surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
04 Jul 2010
Cholula, Mexico
The Great Pyramid of Cholula
An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top
04 Feb 2010
Gortyn, Greece
Labyrinthos Caves
Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.
29 Oct 2009
Murphy, North Carolina
Fields of the Woods
The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains
08 Feb 2010
