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The Abandoned Royal Navy Commander's House in Ireland Island North, Bermuda
When the Royal Navy left its station in Bermuda in 1953, handing over 300 years of dominance in the Western Atlantic to the United States, it kept a small presence on the island. The historic,...
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Our Lord in the Attic in Amsterdam, Holland
The canal house at Number 40, Oudezijds Voorburgwal, Amsterdam, looks much like the other Queen Anne-style homes that the old city is famous for. Built as a residential home in 1630, in the heart of...
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The Citadella in Budapest, Hungría
Built in 1851 by the Hapsburgs as part of their strategy to take over Hungary and form the Austro-Hungarian empire, the Citadella remains a symbol of oppression as well as liberty.A massive structure...
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James K. Polk Tomb in Nashville, Tennessee
The tomb of the 11th United States President, James K. Polk, is not in a cemetery or national monument, but on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol in downtown Nashville.Former Governor of...
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Pottawattamie Squirrel Cage Jail in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the Pottawattamie Jailhouse, better known as the "Squirrel Cage Jail" is one of only three remaining "rotary jails," all of which stand as examples of a brief obsession...
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Museum of KGB Cells in Tartu, Estonia
A nondescript house close to the center of the Estonian city of Tartu once held a dark secret in its basement.Between 1940 and 1954, during the first Soviet occupation of the country, the KGB operated...
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Þingvellir in Þingvallavegur, Iceland
The Althingi, the Icelandic parliament known as the oldest in the world, meets in a downtown Reykjavik stronghold today. But one must trek 45 desolate kilometers east to see where Vikings first laid...
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The Katyń Massacre Memorial in Jersey City, New Jersey
The redeveloped stretch of the Hudson River Walkway through Jersey City, offers spectacular views of the West Side of Manhattan. The business district around Exchange Place in particular is a popular...
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The Big Bubble in Houston, Texas
It's rare that you find an inviting BRB (Big Red Button) just sitting out in the world, with no warning signs, and no indication as to its purpose. Yet hidden in a shallow niche on Houston's Preston...
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Sengaku-Ji in Tokyo, Japan
The tale of the 47 Ronin (or 47 Loyal Retainers) as they are still known in Japan, is one of the most iconic tales in the country's history, and their bodies are buried in tightly packed rows at the...
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In't Aepjen in Amsterdam, Holland
After Amsterdam was destroyed by fire in 1452, the old city was rebuilt using brick. Of all the old wooden buildings that had made up the historic city, only two survived. One of these premises was an...
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Brooklyn Army Terminal Building B in Brooklyn , New York
While many of the historic Brooklyn Army Terminal has been given over to smaller manufacturing concerns, the concrete cathedral known as Building B, remains a haunting historical wonder.Originally...
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Maputo Natural History Museum in Maputo, Mozambique
Maputo, Mozambique's Natural History Museum is housed inside a beautiful old building with nicely kept gardens. The collection includes many artifacts you would expect to find in a natural history...
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Superlambanana in Liverpool, England
Liverpool's Superlambanana is a bright yellow joke statue that began life as a public art statement but took on a life of its own as the city embraced the work, turning the hybrid creature into a...
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Znojmo Catacombs in Znojmo, Czech Republic
Beneath the historic homes of Znojmo, Croatia is a system of defensive catacombs built by the townspeople to protect themselves from invaders, using almost cartoonish strategies. Calling the maze...
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Lincoln Highway Monument in Laramie, Wyoming
To mark the highest elevation along the cross-country thoroughfare known as the Lincoln Highway, the Wyoming Parks Commission, well, commissioned the building of a titanic bust of Honest Abe himself...
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Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois
As the president with arguably the most monuments, tributes, statues, and memorials in American history, it is no surprise that Abraham Lincoln's Tomb is a grand piece of work. What is a bit surprising...
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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City, Indiana
Abraham Lincoln grew up poor on what was then the rough and harsh frontier of the country he would one day lead. A childhood fraught with instability, poverty and loss shaped Lincoln's psyche and...
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Grave of Joseph Palmer in Leominster, Massachusetts
Despite the conception that the past was a hairy wonderland of bearded outdoorsmen, bushy facial hair was long considered the mark of lunatics or worse, heretics. Today there is a Massachusetts...
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The Rapid City Presidents in Rapid City, South Dakota
It usually takes a special occasion to stand in the company of a President of the United States, let alone several. Rapid City makes it a bit easier.Over the course of several blocks in downtown Rapid...
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