Kingsburg, California
Swedish Coffee Pot Tower
A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.
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Kingsburg, California
A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.
Dolores, Colorado
Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.
Estonia
A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.
Derby, England
The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.
Lostwithiel, England
The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Nižná Slaná, Slovakia
An abandoned 19th-century iron factory perched along the outskirts of an idyllic village.
Dunbar, Scotland
At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.
York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A surreal pile of colorful junk fills a small yard in an otherwise gray neighborhood.
Barnsley, England
These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.
Itter, Austria
German and American troops joined forces to defend this fortress during the strangest battle of World War II.
Thirsk, England
England's largest white horse isn't even white.
Athens, Greece
This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.
Munich, Germany
The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.
Southwold, England
Keep a lookout for replicas of this wooden soldier hiding in plain sight all around town.
Peterborough, England
The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.
Nottingham, England
When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.
Whipsnade, England
This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.
Geneva, Switzerland
A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.
Padua, Italy
Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
These abandoned ruins in the middle of Jaffna have withstood centuries of tumultuous power struggles.
Moni Strofadon, Greece
A lonely medieval monastery on an uninhabited island.