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Holyrood Abbey Ruins in Edinburgh, Scotland
Since it was completed in the early 13th century, the Holyrood Abbey Church has acted as a fulcrum for major events in Scottish and English history. Tracing the history of the church tells the story of...
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Mary King's Close in Edinburgh, Scotland
Life in 17th-century Mary King's Close in Edinburgh was less than sanitary. Inhabitants lived in narrow winding streets crammed into packed tenements up to seven stories high.Without a proper sewer...
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Old Calton Cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland
If you’re lucky enough to be in Edinburgh, don’t forget to have a lazy sunday stroll in the Old Calton Cemetery, and zg-izag between the most elaborate and stunning examples of funeral arts in all of...
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The Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland
Founded in 1670 as a "psychic garden" for the purpose of growing medicinal plants, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is, after Oxford’s, the oldest botanic gardens in Britain.Nowadays, the RBGE is one...
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Edinburgh Castle Dog Cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland
Off the main path at Edinburgh Castle, a small garden space hold a soldiers' dog cemetery, dating back to 1840.The site of the cemetery may have once been a tower, but now acts as the final resting...
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Mars Bluff Crater in Florence, South Carolina
It is not often spoken about, but it's an unsettling fact that the military had some trouble keeping those precious nuclear bombs in the air during transport at wartime, as well as throughout the Cold...
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Rosslyn Chapel in Roslin, Scotland
In Roslin, a picturesque midlothian village as tiny as it is unknown, stands the enigmatic Rosslyn Chapel, one of the finest examples of Scottish gothic architecture in existence.The Rossyln Chapel...
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Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse in Liverpool, England
Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse is a landmark in local Liverpool, and it remains the the world's largest brick warehouse.Built more than a century ago in 1901, it was once known as the world's largest...
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Racławice Panorama in Wroclaw, Poland
Over its history, Poland has been subject to Russian dominance multiple times. The first was an extended period of intervention and war during the 16th through 18th centuries. The second was a good...
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Panorama Mesdag in Den Haag, Netherlands
Over 120 meters of life-like painting instantly transports visitors to a day at the sea-side Scheveningen village on the North Sea.Painted by Hendrik Willem Mesdag, best known for his marine images of...
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Borodino Panorama in Moscow, Russia
The almost unimaginable carnage of the clash between the French and Russian forces at the Battle of Borodino is brought to life in a 360 degree masterpiece of panoramic art in Moscow, Russia.115 meters...
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Atlanta Cyclorama in Atlanta, Georgia
Created in the 1880s by the American Panorama Company, the enormous battlefield panorama of the Civil War Battle of Atlanta was one of many similar popular entertainments of the era.At 358 feet in...
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Gettysburg Cyclorama in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Depicting one of the most dramatic moments of the Civil War, the Gettysburg Cyclorama was the IMAX experience of its day, surrounding visitors on all sides with a life-like depiction of Pickett's...
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Velaslavasay Panorama in Los Angeles, California
In the late 1700s and early 1800s a new form of interactive media was invented. Considered lowbrow at the time, it was the 3D movie of its day, a fully engaging visual experience for the masses, known...
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Grave of Corinne Elliot Lawton in Savannah, Georgia
Born: September 21, 1846 Died: January 24, 1877Her name was Corinne Elliott Lawton, and she is buried at Bonaventure Cemetery in Thunderbolt, Georgia. She was born into privilege, coming from the very...
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Mansfield Memorial Museum in Mansfield, Ohio
Back at the 1939 World's Fair in New York, Elektro the robot caused as stir as a technological wonder. But his popularity eventually waned with fancier robots and marvels in the mid-20th century and...
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Grave of Corinne Elliott Lawton in Savannah, Georgia
Born: September 21, 1846 Died: January 24, 1877Her name was Corinne Elliott Lawton, and she is buried at Bonaventure Cemetery in Thunderbolt, Georgia. She was born into privilege, coming from the very...
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Austin Dam in Austin, Pennsylvania
What was once a dam holding back a barrage of water is now the exact opposite.The dam failed less than a year after its completion in 1911, unable to hold back the massive potential energy of the water...
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The Times Square Hum in New York City
Part art installation, part social experiment, this strange sound in the middle of Times Square is not to be missed--even though it's missed every day.Times Square has a few very noticeable features....
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The Blue Planet in Copenhagen, Denmark
The striking architecture of the Blue Planet aquarium resembles a swirl of metal tentacles, and inside its gleaming structure are 20,000 fish and ocean creatures. Opened in 2013, the Blue Planet...
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