Berlin, Germany
Steinstücken Exclave
A helicopter memorial commemorating what was once the only way to access this West Berlin exclave.
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Berlin, Germany
A helicopter memorial commemorating what was once the only way to access this West Berlin exclave.
Norden, California
This trailside hut was built in the late 1930s as a memorial to a young hiker.
Alcoy, Spain
These 7,000-year-old cave paintings depict life in Neolithic Spain.
Great Yarmouth, England
This freewheeling amusement ride is the last of its kind.
Sop Tia, Thailand
A unique Buddhist temple with strange statues, beehives, and dinosaurs.
Ichinoseki, Japan
This glass-themed tourist park in northern Japan feels like taking a step back in time.
San Francisco, California
This colorful boulder serves as a canvas for political statements and artistic expression.
Belgrade, Serbia
An eerie fountain commemorating the death of a boy that sparked a small war in the 19th century.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.
Ghawr as-Safi, Jordan
This millennium-old site reflects a time when sugar was a treasured commodity.
Tacoma, Washington
This site was a school and a center of Japanese-American life before internment.
Framingham, Massachusetts
This penny stopped a bullet and saved a soldier’s life during the American Civil War.
Candolim, India
A former prison within a seaside fort has now been turned into an interactive museum.
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.
Geneva, Switzerland
An early masterpiece of Le Corbusier, a famed Modernist architect, hiding in plain sight.
Bangkok, Thailand
This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.
Sullivan, Maine
Admire an ever-changing landscape of stone sculptures.
Jamestown, Saint Helena
A grueling 699-step stairway to a heavenly view of the island of Saint Helena.
Boston, Massachusetts
Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.
Columbus, Ohio
The playful side of the Columbus community is on full display.
Manchester, England
This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.
Subaytilah, Tunisia
A superb Paleo-Christian baptismal pool is preserved among the ruins of ancient Sufetula.
Velha Goa, India
Located within a 17th-century convent, this museum features centuries-old Christian art pieces that meld European and Asian influences.
Bitola, North Macedonia
These dilapidated planes are now a canvas for graffiti artists.