Dronten, Netherlands
IJsseloog
This artificial ring island was built to hold cubic tons of polluted dirt.
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Dronten, Netherlands
This artificial ring island was built to hold cubic tons of polluted dirt.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.
Allenwood, Pennsylvania
Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.
Belgrade, Serbia
A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.
Belgrade, Serbia
Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.
Kampong Thom, Cambodia
This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.
Phumi Khna Rôngvoas, Cambodia
This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Brownsville, Tennessee
An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.
Sundance, Wyoming
This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.
Pinson, Tennessee
Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.
Rilski manastir, Bulgaria
This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.
Kawasaki, Japan
The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.
Ensenada, Mexico
A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.
Midway, Utah
This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.
Grünwald, Germany
This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.
Mandalay, Myanmar
The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.
Lasithi, Greece
This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.
Elberta, Utah
This lava formation earned its whimsical name from the log-like formation of it stones.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Carnation, Washington
This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.
Berlin, Germany
When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.