Most Recent Places

A replica of a 17th-century map of the stars stands in the courtyard of a Belgian university.

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

A tribute to the man who helped develop Pune.

Sometimes known as the little Niagara Falls of the Philippines.

Count the statues to gain insight into your future from Buddhist disciples.

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.

Little-known artist couple chose a former silk factory as the location for a museum dedicated to their work and other avant-garde art.

An interactive museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the home computer.

The site of a prison camp where Cypriot resistance fighters were held in the 1950s.

Only the headframes remain from this mining operation, once one of the largest in the region.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

Four steel monoliths stand in the Qatari desert, in a breathtaking work of large-scale art by Richard Serra.

Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.

A vintage fire engine is hidden inside this World War I-era water tower.

Though they may seem like simple stones, these rocks represent a ghostly legend.

A reconstructed World War I-era communications array that was once hidden in plain sight.

Dedicated to the god Dionysus, this theatre was used for both musical and theatrical performances.