Abbey St Bathans, Scotland
Edin's Hall Broch
A rare example of a Lowland broch.
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Abbey St Bathans, Scotland
A rare example of a Lowland broch.
Malden, Massachusetts
Since 1929, millions have sought miraculous healing and solace from this unknown yet deeply revered Irish priest.
Mexico City, Mexico
A unique hybrid of fountain, stained glass and monument, designed and built by a notable architect-engineer team.
Haridwar, India
The Hindu god Vishnu is said to have walked at this Hindu pilgrimage site.
Puerto Nariño, Colombia
From pink dolphins to underwater cities, this museum explores the unseen, mythical world of the Amazon river.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.
Vernon, Indiana
This former mill tunnel was blasted under the ridge to divert a portion of the Muscatatuck River.
Muttaburra, Australia
Stocks of hardware, automotive supplies, crockery, and farm machinery are on display as though time had simply stopped at some point in the 1930s.
Shanghai, China
A temple complex has existed on this site since the third century.
Pristina, Kosovo
An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Inspired by a piece of concrete, these three pyramid-shaped buildings have been beloved Indianapolis landmarks for over 50 years.
Berlin, Germany
This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope in the world.
Jenner, California
A striking eight-story-high obelisk perched on a coastal California cliff.
Grainau, Germany
A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.
Bearpark, England
A once-beautiful retreat is now a crumbling ruin.
Kawagoe, Japan
Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.
Aurora, Colorado
This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.
Chicago, Illinois
This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.
Lorain, Ohio
A former Canadian automobile ferry mysteriously appeared in the Black River 20 years ago, and now it quietly rusts away.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Known as the "Grand Lady of Jersey City,” the city's first racially-integrated hotel was owned by a preacher who was, depending on who you ask, a cult leader, civil rights pioneer, or the manifestation of God.
Invercargill, New Zealand
A quirky hardware store filled with museum-worthy cars and motorcycles, including a motorcycle that set a land speed record in 1967.
Skellefteå, Sweden
A sculpture capturing the emotional moment when a refugee boy realizes he is about to be deported.
Seoul, South Korea
The site where the Emperor of Korea performed the long-forbidden "rite of heaven" to demonstrate his absolute sovereignty.