Kassel, Germany
Artists Necropolis (Künstler-Nekropole)
At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.
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Kassel, Germany
At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.
Colgate, Wisconsin
This whimsical sculpture garden is a local treasure.
Qalhat, Oman
This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.
Stor-Elvdal, Norway
The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.
Ogasawara, Japan
This volcanic island in the Pacific just keeps growing and growing.
Lemmon, South Dakota
This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.
Iran
A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.
Great Gaddesden, England
An oasis of calm, nestled in the English countryside.
Maribor, Slovenia
The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.
Argyle, Wisconsin
A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.
Qatar
Some 20,000 dust-covered unwanted vehicles languish in the desert.
Cross Plains, Texas
The house where the pulp fiction writer and Conan the Barbarian creator lived.
Keld, England
A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.
Ulricehamn SV, Sweden
An abandoned, deteriorating tuberculosis hospital from the turn of the 20th century.
Kartuzy, Poland
The coffin-shaped church was once home to monks who slept in coffins.
Tlalnepantla, Mexico
Detailed miniature models of iconic landmarks in Mexico and around the world.
Stony Brook, New York
When exposed at low tide, this rock bridge connects a dog-friendly beach to a strangely shaped island.
Villavieja, Colombia
A self-taught astronomer fell in love with the stars and built his own observatory in Colombia.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.
Tucson, Arizona
This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.
Phoenix, Arizona
Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.
Morenci, Arizona
The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.