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An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.
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The enslaved population of this former Dutch colony had control of the island for the better part of a year. Their decision to offer peaceful surrender to colonists backfired spectacularly.
Cannes, France
A fortress on this island housed the mysterious prisoner known as the "Man in the Iron Mask" for more than a decade.
Milan, Italy
Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.
Urbana, Illinois
The house is an iconic pilgrimage site for fans of the Illinois-based emo band.
South Africa
A million years ago, our ancient ancestors were cooking with fire in this cave.
Natchez, Mississippi
Catch a live blues set in a former 1930s grocery store on the Mississippi River.
Lorton, Virginia
The first national memorial to honor all women suffragists stands on land where suffragists were once imprisoned.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
Czechia
Hidden tunnels have sheltered the people of a Czech town for centuries.
Easton, England
Amid the ruins of a church on the British island of Portland, a surprising symbol among the headstones.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This museum shaped like a manuscript tells how the seven kingdoms combined to form a single desert nation.
Istanbul, Turkey
A massive marble pedestal is all that remains of a column that towered over Constantinople for 1300 years.
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Benjamin Lay, a fiery abolitionist, is buried outside the Quaker meeting house that disowned him for his beliefs.
Đà Lạt, Vietnam
Under a breathtaking Buddhist temple in Vietnam is a basement exhibit that takes visitors to hell and back.
Kořenov, Czechia
In a lighthouse by a vanished sea stands a museum for a man who never existed.
Leusden, Netherlands
A cemetery in the Netherlands honors Soviet soldiers from World War II.
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