Coreglia Antelminelli, Italy
La Rocca
An 11th-century mountaintop fortress that played a crucial role in Italy's papal wars is now a vacation rental.
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Coreglia Antelminelli, Italy
An 11th-century mountaintop fortress that played a crucial role in Italy's papal wars is now a vacation rental.
Mamaroneck, New York
The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.
Aurora, Ontario
Canada's first pet cemetery is now abandoned.
Ust'-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Tucked away along a riverbend in an area known for its uranium mines is one of the world's tallest locks.
Malinovka, Kazakhstan
A Stalinist prison camp for the wives and children of men accused of betraying the Soviet state is now a memorial museum.
Taos, New Mexico
Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Capannori, Italy
This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.
Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany
A carved grave marker from the 2nd century is mounted in the alcove wall of this Bavarian church.
Boston, Massachusetts
Narrowest house in Boston.
Lecce, Italy
One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.
Montreal, Québec
This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.
San Diego, California
One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.
Cook Islands
A desert island with both a buried treasure and a famous castaway.
Kawazu, Japan
Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.
Chesterfield, Missouri
After miraculously surviving a giant flood, the 19th-century nut tree and its offspring are protected with their own tiny park.
Ocala, Florida
Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.
Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.
Chamchamal, Iraq
A boiling wellspring flowing with natural gas burns in a continual blaze.
Rangalifinolhu, Maldives
An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.
Cow Bay, Nova Scotia
This huge 12-foot concrete moose on the coast of Nova Scotia is the grandest of the sculptor's giant creatures.
Bronx, New York
An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.