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Crazy Horse: The Monument That May Never Be Finished

The Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota is a giant, in-progress monument to a Native American hero.

By Scott Shetler / Mississippi, USA / 15 minutes of reading

See our guide to embarking on a Mississippi road trip to check out the state’s blues music and civil rights historic sites.

By Scott Shetler / France / 14 minutes of reading

Creuse, France is a rural area known for its castles and churches. Here’s a complete list of things to see and do in Creuse.

By Scott Shetler / Africa, Namibia / 4 minutes of reading

At more than 50 tons, the Hoba Meteorite in Namibia is the world’s largest intact meteorite.

The exact location of Freddie Mercury’s birth house is still in question, but the Mercury House in Zanzibar is where fans go to honor him.

Visitors to Philadelphia can take an elevator to the top of City Hall for views of the city from 548 feet up.

A surviving 17th-century bell tower in Laoag, Philippines continues to sink into its sandy base at the rate of one inch per year.

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in southern Alberta, Canada is one of the most well-preserved buffalo jumps in North America.

Learn about history and see submarines and missiles from World War II history up close at the Pearl Harbor historic site.

At the Ernest Hemingway Home, guests can see the author’s old house, as well as a gang of 60 six-toed cats.