Znojmo, Czechia
Znojmo Catacombs
This network of conjoined cellars was riddled with traps and supposedly allowed the townspeople to pretend their homes were deserted.
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Znojmo, Czechia
This network of conjoined cellars was riddled with traps and supposedly allowed the townspeople to pretend their homes were deserted.
Chevilly, France
The experimental test tracks of a retro-futuristic monorail still stand in the French countryside.
Tokyo, Japan
This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.
Tartu, Estonia
The secret cells in the basement of the KGB's Estonian "Grey House" have been preserved as a grim Cold War museum.
Brooklyn, New York
Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This basement museum explores the art and artistry of fascism.
Aalborg, Denmark
Dozens of musicians have planted trees in this Danish park, and donated songs to go with them.
Madrid, Spain
Stuck in the middle of a modern Madrid city block are the remains of a 19th century sports complex.
Maputo, Mozambique
From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.
St. Francisville, Louisiana
Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
Fairfax, Virginia
Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.
Budapest, Hungary
From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
Iceland
Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Bermuda
Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.
Tokyo, Japan
The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.
Muchu, Nepal
This remote Himalayan temple is in danger of being completely washed away by a melting glacier.
Quthing, Lesotho
This odd little home was built right into an African rock face.
Panguipulli, Chile
This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.
Sauve, France
This French "sea of rocks" is packed with stunning rock formations and its own medieval castle.
Barcelona, Spain
These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.
Wickenburg, Arizona
Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.