Keld, England
Crackpot Hall
The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.
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Keld, England
The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.
Nottingham, England
A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.
Halle (Saale), Germany
The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
Stockholm, Sweden
A scale model of the world's largest existing lensed telescope.
Kashi Diqu, China
An exquisite example of Uyghur Islamic architecture.
Paris, France
A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
An enormous Polaroid picture adds an artistic flair to Rotterdam.
Uppsala, Sweden
The second-largest collection of runic calendar staffs in Sweden.
Guildford, England
The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.
Madrid, Spain
These three pillboxes still remain as a witness of the Spanish Civil War in a park of Madrid.
Kętrzyn County, Poland
This hilltop ruin is of the hundreds of stone columns built in tribute to the first German chancellor.
Temple Normanton, England
A unique 1980s designed church sits uncomfortably in its traditional Victorian churchyard.
Zossen, Germany
Several of these strange cone-shaped bunkers can still be seen around the former Nazi headquarters.
Mbala, Zambia
A small cemetery on a hill overlooking Mbala contains the history of the town's colonial past.
Uppsala, Sweden
Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.
Stockholm, Sweden
This stone obelisk is a relic of the 17th-century Swedish mile markers.
Ithaca, New York
This peaceful gem in upstate New York was chosen as the future home of the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum.
Dolgarrog, Wales
The worst flood disaster in Welsh history might have been a lot worse if it had not happened on movie night.
Newmarket, England
A misunderstanding gave this 18th-century racehorse a most amusing name.
Spanish Battery, England
A collection of maritime artifacts from the world's first volunteer life brigade.
Kusini, Tanzania
This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A surreal pile of colorful junk fills a small yard in an otherwise gray neighborhood.
Oviedo, Spain
The much-loved protagonist of famed Argentinian comics can be found sitting on a park bench.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.