Visit a new country and learn about its history.

“Chogha Zanbil in Iran. It's a 3250 year old ruin of a ziggurat. [...] I was staying with a Couchsurfing host nearby who knew the guards of the archaeological site. So they let me in at midnight way after closing time when it was dark outside and the ziggurat was beautifully lit. [...] I was the only person on the site and it was so magical. I felt so connected to the history. Like I could almost 'hear' the people who built it.”

“The museum originally opened in 1957. Our tour guide led us through the museum, highlighting and explaining significant figures and events from the colony. The main hallway of the museum appears to be a large timeline dating from 1607, the founding of the settlement, to 1699, the year that the capital of the Virginia Colony was moved to Williamsburg. As you move through the museum, you walk through the history of the Jamestown colony. [...] you learn about how the settlers barely survived in the first couple of years. You learn about the importance of growing tobacco. You learn about figures like Pocahantas, John Smith and John Rolfe.”