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Rome, Italy

Temple of Hercules Victor

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.
StepYoshi Added by StepYoshi
Rome, Italy

Veii

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.
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Rome, Italy

Trevi Waterfall

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.
LatiumMirabile Added by LatiumMirabile
Rome, Italy

Monte Testaccio

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Rome, Italy

Vigna Randanini

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.
AllisonEng Added by AllisonEng
Rome, Italy

Keats-Shelley Memorial House

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.
Luca Mogini Added by Luca Mogini
Rome, Italy

Servian Wall at McDonald's

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Rome, Italy

Domus Aurea

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
emdrichardson Added by emdrichardson
Rome, Italy

The Protestant Cemetery

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Added by Spacedlaw
Rome, Italy

The Mithraeum at Circus Maximus

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Quincy, Massachusetts

First Dunkin' Donuts

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.
Maria Valeria Diaz Added by Maria Valeria Diaz
Gloucester, Massachusetts

Dogtown & Babson Boulder Trail

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.
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Berlin, Germany

Pergamon Museum

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
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Brookline, Massachusetts

Last Known Whereabouts of Barbara Newhall Follett

The 1920s child prodigy author was last seen here at her Brookline home before vanishing at age 25.
Added by stefanc62
Sutton, Massachusetts

Purgatory Chasm

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.
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Haverhill, Massachusetts

Winnekenni Castle

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.
Maria Valeria Diaz Added by Maria Valeria Diaz
Burrillville, Rhode Island

Spring Lake Arcade

This beach-side arcade is believed to be the oldest penny arcade in America.
D Stockley Added by D Stockley
Quincy, Massachusetts

Quincy Quarries

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.
Added by hayyimbenyonah
Sandwich, Massachusetts

Sandwich Glass Museum

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.
Added by architect
Boston, Massachusetts

Potato Shed Memorial

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Rockport, Massachusetts

Paper House

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Blaschka Glass Flowers

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Bricks

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.
Added by kollek
Concord, Massachusetts

Walden Pond

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Dustin Stonecipher Added by Dustin Stonecipher