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A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.

A distinctive former power plant turned university lecture hall looks like it could make you breakfast.

The canine-themed book collection claims to be Europe's largest dog library.

An artist sees trees as a medium for sculpture.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

These sacred totem houses connect the Fatakulu people with the spirits of their ancestors.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.

Tucked in Mumbai’s wealthiest neighborhood is one of the city’s oldest and most sacred sites: a temple complex believed to house the waters of the Ganges.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.