Only a few signs remain of the buried Colorado mining town that supplied the uranium for the first atomic bomb.

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

These sculptures were created by a 17th-century artist who had never seen an elephant.

This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.

An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.

This hill is known for its connection to the occult in Slavic tradition.

The building hides in plain sight in Ribadavia's historic Jewish quarter.

Australia's largest traditional hedge maze features a Great Gnome Hunt.

Visitors can swim with vicious predators in Crocosaurus Cove's plastic daredevil enclosure.

A commemorative plaque at the door pays tribute to an "American Patriot" known for his betrayal.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.

The stone that rocks no more.

A grave dedicated to the pioneers who settled California.

The spot where the first living specimen of the coelacanth was discovered.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

Dozens of Soviet-era trains and carriages fill this outdoor museum.

The last stop in southeast Russia.

A public art installation with a nautical themed poem, enhances this pedestrian street.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.