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Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Blagaj's Dervish Monastery
This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.
Antalya, Turkey
Hadrian’s Gate
This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.
Thurmont, Maryland
Utica Mills Covered Bridge
Washed out by the Johnstown Flood in 1889, the surviving portion of the original two-span bridge now resides at Fishing Creek.
abandoned
The Story Behind Turkey's Pricey, Fairy-Tale Ghost Town
Burj Al Babas may one day be full of wealthy vacationers, but for now it's a strange sight.
Permanently Closed
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Interhotel Veliko Tarnovo
A decaying, yet still functioning, work of communist architecture.
Morven, Australia
Kerosene Tin Hut
These tin huts were commonplace in Australia during the Great Depression.
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Podcast: Josephine Baker’s Chateau
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
Ballston Spa, New York
The Doubleday House
The birthplace of the alleged inventor of baseball.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Banknote Building
Described as one of the Baltic region’s most daring and original construction projects.
Freeport, Maine
Freeport McDonald's
When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.
Aurora, Ontario
John W. Bowser's Empire State Building Grave
This uniquely shaped tombstone is dedicated to the project construction superintendent for the Empire State Building.
Lindesnes, Norway
Under
The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Van Nelle Factory
An icon of International Style architecture on the outskirts of Rotterdam.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
The Baker House
This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Farrandsville Iron Furnace
This abandoned iron furnace was one of the first to use coke—a type of high-carbon fuel—to make iron.
BanskĂ¡ Bystrica, Slovakia
MĂºzeum SlovenskĂ©ho NĂ¡rodnĂ©ho Povstania (Museum of the Slovak National Uprising)
A monument to the bloody fight against fascism in Slovakia during World War II.
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Carmelite Monastery
For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.
Llao Llao, Argentina
Llao Llao Resort
One of South America's most exclusive resorts has a storied history dating back to World War II.
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