Sant Just Desvern, Spain
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A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.
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Sant Just Desvern, Spain
A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.
Coquimbo, Chile
A charmingly unusual prefabricated metal church designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.
Manchester, England
An abandoned canal route lies hidden under the streets of Manchester.
Tbilisi, Georgia
You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.
Ternate, Indonesia
The remote island home of the overlooked explorer who co-discovered the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Jardim Anapolis, Brazil
Known as the "Finger of God," a dramatic rock formation resembles a divine hand extending towards the heavens.
Newport, Rhode Island
The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.
Narlai, India
Designed to serve primarily the Maharaja, this is an interesting variation on the traditional stepped well.
Eagle, Alaska
This remote fort on the Yukon River is a vestige of the wild Alaska gold rush.
Swisttal, Germany
This mysterious pig iron pillar does not rust, despite being weathered by the elements for centuries.
London, England
This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.
Istanbul, Turkey
A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.
Naples, Italy
An eerie, little-known Neapolitan museum filled with preserved human remains.
Ukiah, California
One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.
Stilo, Italy
A small Byzantine church lost in the middle of the mountains of southern Italy.
Arnhem, Netherlands
A long-closed church turned into a saintly skate park.
Belvedere Tiburon, California
One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.
Zhangye Shi, China
Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.
Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.
Qatar
The shallow, salty inlet was a safe haven for 19th-century pirates.
Kodiyat, India
This magical place built as an astronomical center starred as a James Bond villain's lair.
North Adams, Massachusetts
This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.
Olive Branch, Mississippi
Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.