Cavriana, Italy
Cavriana Castle
An annual goat race takes place within the walls of this medieval castle.
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Cavriana, Italy
An annual goat race takes place within the walls of this medieval castle.
Montgenèvre, France
The ruins of a military fortification sit atop this mountain.
Corfu, Greece
The history of Greece is illustrated through banknotes.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
In use from 1742 to 1910, only flat headstones were allowed in this cemetery.
Gland, Switzerland
This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.
Nieuwkuijk, Netherlands
This medieval castle was painted pink as part of a now-abandoned children's theme park.
Piton Sainte-Rose, Réunion
At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.
Putrajaya, Malaysia
Next to the Malaysian Prime Minister’s office stands this rose-colored mosque.
Pune, India
This legendary restaurant from 1912 continues to delight patrons with its soul-satisfying dishes.
Mexico City, Mexico
To make itself stand out in a city renowned for its numerous museums, this photographic archive resorts to immersively-themed exhibitions.
Gorno Nerezi, North Macedonia
See gorgeous frescoes at this modest Byzantine place of worship.
Dazaifu, Japan
This is no ordinary coffee chain outlet—it's an architectural masterpiece.
Aldershot, England
In the mid-1800s, the British military used this hilltop fort to train soldiers.
Parma, Italy
The memory of the ancient unit of measurement of local builders.
Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
A monument to an Irish secret society thought to be responsible for a string of violent attacks in Pennsylvania coal mines.
Nye County, Nevada
Red rock "fangs" jut out of the desert near the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Coral Gables, Florida
A plaque honors Miami's sister city in the Canary Islands, inviting one to reflect on their place in the world.
New York, New York
An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.
Gili Meno, Indonesia
A Balinese resort, empty and trapped in time.
Deçan, Kosovo
A monastery considered a state-protected cultural monument of exceptional importance, founded in the 14th century by Serbian King Stefan Dečanski.
Vinh An, Vietnam
A cityscape of burial tombs that you can easily lose yourself in.
Ellsworth, Maine
It's a repurposed treasure trove of history, located just an hour away from Acadia National Park.
Midland, North Carolina
The first documented commercial gold find in the United States.
Boyce, Virginia
Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.