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Southampton, England

Calshot Lightship

This bright ship once guided vessels towards the Port of Southampton.
Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan Stock Museum

Learn all about Taiwanese financial history from inside a former high-security vault.
Graybull, Wyoming

Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite

This largest dinosaur tracksite in Wyoming is one of the only in the world from the Middle Jurassic Period.
Sponsored by Travel Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Cheyenne Depot Museum

This historic Union Pacific Railroad depot is a stunning symbol of American post-Civil War progress.
Sponsored by Travel Wyoming
Quitaque, Texas

Caprock Canyon State Park

Welcome to a starkly beautiful sanctuary where the buffalo roam.
London, England

The World Time Today

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg’s First Shot Marker

This is the spot where the bloodiest battle in the American Civil War may have started.
Wilmington, Delaware

McKinley Monument

This relief sculpture depicts America’s most famous coffee break.
Baku, Azerbaijan

'Monument to Lovers and Cats'

Look up as you explore Baku’s old town to find a monument to the local feline population.
San Rafael, California

Museum of International Propaganda

Built from one couple’s vast personal collection, this free museum showcases a century’s worth of state-sponsored agitprop.
Seattle, Washington

Mt. Baker Ridge Sunset Stones

These split boulders mark equinoxes and solstices along the Seattle skyline.
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Dutch Pinball Museum

This museum features over 100 playable pinball machines, some dating back to the 1850s.
Tokyo, Japan

First Flight Monument

A monument marking the first airplane flights in Japan hints at the dark history behind its peaceful park setting.
Old Station, California

Subway Cave

A large lava tube that can be walked through with no special equipment.
Paju, South Korea

Odusan Unification Observatory

The place nearest Seoul where it’s easy to get a good look at North Korea.
Kingston, Missouri

Far West Temple Site

This grassy field marks the site of a surprising religious conflict.
Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Marconi Wireless Station Site

The first transatlantic wireless communication between the U.S. and Europe took place here in 1903.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Cape Henry Memorial Cross

Jamestown may have been the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, but the colonists made landfall at a lesser known cape.
Aranjuez, Spain

Aranjuez Bullfighting Museum

This bullfighting museum is part of a bullfighting coliseum (plaza de toros) built in the 18th century.
Tukwila, Washington

The Museum of Flight

An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.
Carthage, Illinois

Carthage Jail

The site where Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, was killed by a mob.
Berlin, Germany

Gründer Geist

Keep your eyes out for this "ghost" and walking pun.
Tehran, Iran

Golestan Palace

Iran's "Rose Garden Palace," built during 131 years of rule by Qajar kings, consists of 17 stunning structures.
Lakeside Marblehead, Ohio

Confederate Stockade Cemetery on Johnson’s Island

This Ohio cemetery is home to the remains of many Confederate officers and soldiers who were once held nearby as prisoners of war.