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Alexandria, Virginia

Torpedo Factory Art Center

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Added by valcalma
Quito, Ecuador

La Carolina Park

This huge green space packed with activities will make you forget you're in the middle of the Ecuadorian capital.
micahspangler Added by micahspangler
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador

Intiñan Solar Museum

Home of the "true" equator.
Added by angzilla
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador

Middle of the World

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.
Added by MattB
Lorton, Virginia

Pohick Church

This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."
exploringwithesch Added by exploringwithesch
Lorton, Virginia

George Mason's Gunston Hall

The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.
GoCuriously Added by GoCuriously
Quito, Ecuador

Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Quito, Ecuador

Calle García Moreno

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Quito, Ecuador

La Plaza Grande

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.
micahspangler Added by micahspangler
Quito, Ecuador

La Virgen de Quito

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Fortaleza Ozama (Ozama Fortress)

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.
Andres Schiffino Added by Andres Schiffino
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Cathedral of St. Mary of the Incarnation

Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.
Added by bebeto
Bogotá, Colombia

La Ciclovía de Bogotá

Every Sunday, Bogotá turns 75 miles of its city streets into a bicycle superhighway.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Bogotá, Colombia

La Puerta Falsa

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Bogotá, Colombia

Santuario Nuestra Señora del Carmen

Towering high above the neighborhood of La Candelaria, the church is easily recognizable by its distinctive red-and-white striped facade.
Amber C Snider Added by Amber C Snider
Bogotá, Colombia

Monserrate Sanctuary

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Hume, California

General Grant

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.
Added by joesnuffy
Sequoia National Park, California

General Sherman

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Added by KG
Three Rivers, California

Tharp’s Log

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.
Added by cynthiaphung
Three Rivers, California

Moro Rock

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.
Added by mtodd51
Three Rivers, California

Kaweah Post Office

This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.
Added by malibudep
Oppenheim, Germany

Michaelskapelle Ossuary

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
pieofthemonth Added by pieofthemonth
Sankt Goarshausen, Germany

Statue of Loreley

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Oberwesel, Germany

Burg Pfalzgrafenstein

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.
Added by CPilgrim