Bled, Slovenia
Bled Island and Castle
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
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Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
Banff, Alberta
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Salamanca, Spain
The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Ettal, Germany
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.
Mexico City, Mexico
66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.
Paju, South Korea
Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Iceland
The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.
Averøy, Norway
A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.
Calistoga, California
California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
San Francisco, California
The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.