Most Recent Places

An atmospheric shrine of mountain worship that is home to a number of curious folk tales.

An elaborate Roman funerary monument dedicated to the family of Scipio.

The oldest standing building on Merseyside is special for its rich history as a Benedictine monastery and its unique connection to the origins of the Mersey Ferry.

The only undammed section of the Columbia River in the United States has been preserved, ironically, by its proximity to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

A 700-year-old drinking fountain turned charity for the less fortunate of Zurich.

Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.

This century-old, single-screen cinema still puts a 1937 Compton organ to good use.

This 470-meter-long dripstone cave was discovered by chance in 2006.

Every year, people come together to cover this mud-brick mosque with a fresh layer of earth.

A working-class suburb has become an open-air art museum dedicated to a local poet and hero of the Spanish Civil War.

An icy behemoth that towers over you with a blue ice cave in the winter and a roaring creek in the summer.

One of the northernmost occurrences of western juniper can be found in the sand dunes of Washington's Palouse.

This replica of the Statue of Liberty is a quarter of the size of the real thing. It sits on the same latitude as the original, but on the other side of the world.

At a bridge over the Humber river, markers show the effects of the deadliest hurricane in Canadian history.

Warm up from the freezing waters in this fully functional sauna in the middle of the Tasmanian wilderness.

A former church transformed into a public library.

Despite its location in the English countryside, this chapel is the property of Ontario, Canada.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.