Edinburgh, Scotland
Muschats's Cairn
This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.
Orkney, Scotland
Twice a year, this Orkney town hosts a rowdy game of medieval mob football.
Acquapendente, Italy
A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.
Brinchang, Malaysia
A lush terraced garden full of thousands of colorful roses and mystical art.
San Francisco, California
A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.
RajendraNarayanpur, India
More than 2 million Olive Ridley sea turtles are hatched from this mass nesting ground every year.
Bhutan
This 17th-century Bhutanese monastery is ensconced in Buddhist legend.
Rosser, Manitoba
The oldest operating steam locomotive in Canada runs along this heritage railway.
Tübingen, Germany
The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.
Larnaca, Cyprus
The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.
The Hague, Netherlands
The world's largest private telescope collection hides in a secret wing of a Dutch auto museum.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
A pig barn converted into one of the most eclectic residences in Nantucket.
Stockholm, Sweden
Located in an old church, this brewery produces a different kind of holy water.
Georgetown, Guyana
A monument to Cuffy, a rebellious enslaved person who became a national hero in Guyana.
Columbia, Missouri
The modest, restored home of the legendary ragtime musician John William "Blind" Boone.
Rajac, Serbia
Beautifully carved tombstones fill this unmarked graveyard, uniquely situated near the village's famous stone wine cellars.
Yerevan, Armenia
This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.
Traverse City, Michigan
This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.
Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich's evolution museum hosts a unique collection of skeletons among its natural history treasures.
Catcliffe, England
The oldest surviving glass furnace cone in Western Europe.
Geoagiu, Romania
This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.
Delta, Utah
A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.
São Paulo, Brazil
Dozens of vintage puppets are displayed in an unassuming hallway at the public library.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.