Ormskirk, England
The Time Tardis
This classic red telephone box is now a community art installation celebrating local history.
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Ormskirk, England
This classic red telephone box is now a community art installation celebrating local history.
Odunpazarı, Turkey
A museum celebrating the mineral used to make ornate, carved tobacco pipes.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A public park commemorating the iconic works of a satirist, with medieval ruins on the side.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Honoring the adaptive athlete's Marathon of Hope.
Taipei, Taiwan
This hiking trail features an aging but endearing collection of folk miniatures depicting Taiwan’s landmarks.
Kagoshima, Japan
Locals have put a new makeup on this strange statue every year since they unearthed it.
Namur, Belgium
A pair of iconic characters from the local newspaper argue over pet snails.
Madrid, Spain
One of Madrid's most beloved statues is of an anonymous citizen.
Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, Morocco
It turns out what appears to be an Ancient Roman aqueduct isn't so ancient after all.
Barèges, France
The remains of an abandoned funicular railway that once ferried skiers and hikers to great heights in the Pyrenees.
Panaji, India
The entrance hall of this old cultural institute is decorated with Azulejo artwork depicting Vasco da Gama’s journey to India.
Witjira, Australia
Swim in these hot springs filled with three-million-year-old water, deep in the Australian Outback.
London, England
Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.
Brooklyn, New York
Polish babkas, cheesecakes, and rose jelly-filled doughnuts are made fresh daily at this neighborhood stalwart.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This metallic cross was most likely the last thing a condemned person would see while on the gallows.
Cape Town, South Africa
Planted more than 300 years ago, these trees are South African National Monuments.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Local legend of a lurking canal crocodile takes on a life of its own with this sculpture.
Barcelona, Spain
A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.
Osaka, Japan
This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.
Port Townsend, Washington
Built in 1890, this is the last remaining wooden fire bell tower in the United States.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A set of 13th and 14th century standardized bread measures.
South Pasadena, California
This building has lived several lives and now houses the history of South Pasadena.
Mesquite, Nevada
A concrete arrow from a 1920s airmail navigation network.
Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City’s smallest church, designed as a miniature cathedral and visited mainly by robbers and prostitutes.