Kyrgyzstan
Burana Tower
Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.
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Kyrgyzstan
Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.
Kyrgyzstan
This mysterious complex of abandoned yurts and fading murals was meant to be a center of science and spirituality in Kyrgyzstan.
Kojomkul, Kyrgyzstan
An unusual monument to a gentle giant who became a Kyrgyz hero.
Niutoua, Tonga
A massive trilithon nicknamed "Stonehenge of the Pacific."
Kupr, Sierra Leone
Home of the ruins of a British slave castle.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
One of the oldest brick structures in Freetown.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
One of the most important Krio heritage sites in the country.
Lundy, California
A scenic hike in the High Sierra that ends at an old gold mine.
Powys, Wales
Legend has it that this stone moves down to the river sometimes to have a drink.
Tokyo, Japan
A small laundromat covered wall-to-ceiling with portrait drawings.
Aranjuez, Spain
This 18th-century pond is one of the main attractions in the Jardín del Príncipe in Aranjuez.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.
Bryson City, North Carolina
The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.
Taipei, Taiwan
The first miniatures museum in Asia contains all sorts of itsy-bitsy wonders, including the world's smallest working television.
Palmdale, California
See four top-secret US spy aircraft of the Cold War era, including the legendary SR-71 Blackbird and the A-12 Oxcart.
Warsaw, Poland
At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.
Tokyo, Japan
This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.
Dollaaskraal, South Africa
Jurassic Park in South Africa.
Belgrade, Serbia
This feat of Brutalist architecture is also known as the Three Sisters.
Monterrey, Mexico
A Beaux-Arts architectural surprise and a charming nostalgic tour through northern Mexico’s railway revolution.
Brigham City, Utah
Designed in 1887, this clock from the county office clock tower has been restored and is on full display.
Prestatyn, Wales
Roman ruins found on the outskirts of a small town on the North Wales coast have over time become a strong part of the community's identity.
Cleveland, Ohio
One man's collection of found art, sculpture, and ephemera adorns his two side-by-side homes.
Echternach, Luxembourg
Below the altar in Saint-Willibrord Basilica rests the mortal remains of Luxembourg's patron saint.