Budapest, Hungary
Péter Mansfeld Monument
This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.
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Budapest, Hungary
This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.
Elkhart, Indiana
The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."
Gainesville, Florida
This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.
Ashburn, Georgia
A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.
Cordele, Georgia
A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Nashville, Tennessee
At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.
Nashville, Tennessee
This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Kansas City, Missouri
This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.
Goodland, Kansas
Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.
Berlin, Germany
A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.
Seattle, Washington
A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.
Seattle, Washington
Always a new use for this old building.
Seattle, Washington
A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.
North Atlantic Ocean
The only sea in the world that has no land boundary.
São Miguel, Portugal
This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.
Vila Franca Do Campo, Portugal
A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Florence, Italy
Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.
Nelson, New Zealand
The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.
Wellington, New Zealand
A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.