This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.

Around 30 ship figureheads are housed at this 11th-century abbey and gardens.

A mosaic armchair and ottoman built from china broken in the Christchurch earthquakes.

The old church, buried by the 1784 Mount Vesuvius eruption, is a remarkably well-preserved place where people now pray for the souls of the dead.

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

New Hampshire's first neighborhood is now preserved as a historic village with live action role players.

One of the oldest surviving bars in the United States, located at the site of the last skirmish of the American Revolution.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

This historic Massachusetts tavern played a critical role in the start of the American Revolution.

This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

This wildlife refuge is home to more than 200 species of birds, as well as monkeys, lizards, and other wildlife.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

This beachside town is home to a diverse nature reserve, multiple cays, and one of the three bioluminescent bays in Puerto Rico.

This archaeological site built into a tuff outcrop is filled with rock dwellings, the ruins of a medieval castle, and a necropolis.

The cave where Saint Genadio meditated and played chess.

An Ethiopian cloud forest protects some of the last wild arabica plants.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.

This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

A tiny racehorse graveyard in the middle of a quiet Kansas City suburb.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.