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La Ferté-sur-Chiers, France

Ouvrage La Ferté

This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.
Gavin Added by Gavin
Paju, South Korea

Bridge of No Return

The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Mesa, Arizona

Salt River Wild Horses

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.
Added by jdurand26
Las Cruces, New Mexico

Chile Pepper Institute

At this research institute, the chile is king.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Concord, Massachusetts

Paul Revere Lantern

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.
philognosis80 Added by philognosis80
Wiltshire, England

West Kennet Long Barrow

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Bavay, France

Bavay Ancient Forum

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.
Added by bertrandbinois
Belgrade, Serbia

Tito's Blue Train

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.
Added by jksinclair
Rome, Italy

Stumbling Stones of Rome

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.
James Aitchison Added by James Aitchison
Coventry, England

Ford's Hospital

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Fire Department Museum

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
Moira, England

Moira Furnace

This early 19th-century blast furnace only survived because it was a financial and technical failure.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Irlavas pagasts, Latvia

Bridge to Nowhere

A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.
Added by Tompa
Iisalmi, Finland

Kuappi

The smallest restaurant in the world.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Dolgarrog, Wales

Remains of the Dolgarrog Dam Disaster

The worst flood disaster in Welsh history might have been a lot worse if it had not happened on movie night.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Luganville, Vanuatu

Million Dollar Point

The U.S. military dumped millions dollars worth of goods off a beach in Vanuatu, purely to spite the British and French.
urvijabanerji Added by urvijabanerji
Portland, Oregon

USS Blueback

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Labruge, Portugal

Praia de São Paio

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.
Shaheen Alikhan Added by Shaheen Alikhan
Talasea, Papua New Guinea

Talasea Airstrip

Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.
Added by Simon H
Rome, Italy

Mussolini's Balcony

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Darwin, Australia

Darwin Oil Storage Tunnels

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Burgos, Spain

Arco de Santa María

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Chartres, France

Chartres Cathedral Crypt

The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.
Shaheen Alikhan Added by Shaheen Alikhan
Seki-shi, Japan

Monet's Pond

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.
lewblank Added by lewblank