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A fortress on this island housed the mysterious prisoner known as the "Man in the Iron Mask" for more than a decade.
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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.
Mexico City, Mexico
The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.
Leusden, Netherlands
A cemetery in the Netherlands honors Soviet soldiers from World War II.
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
The only Native American intaglio left in Wisconsin.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
This historic vessel is the official State Ship of Massachusetts and made over a dozen scientific expeditions into the Arctic during its career.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Commemorating Frankfurt's Jewish community and 11,908 victims of the Holocaust.
Siersthal, France
Tour part of the Maginot Line bunker system built to defend France against a German invasion.
La Oliva, Spain
This kaleidoscopic house may be the most bizarre on the island of Fuerteventura.
London, England
Art under your feet honors the history of a working-class London neighborhood.
Llantrisant, Wales
No one knows why this round stone structure was built on a hilltop in Wales.
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