Palermo, Italy
Palazzina Cinese
This palace offers an 18th-century European take on Chinese design and architecture.
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Palermo, Italy
This palace offers an 18th-century European take on Chinese design and architecture.
London, England
An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
A first-of-its-kind circular bridge for cyclists.
Nagasaki, Japan
This ornate example of 19th-century Chinese architecture is one of only a handful of Confucius shrines in Japan.
Oost-, West- en Middelbeers, Netherlands
This fake airfield was built as a decoy to protect a real airport from the Allied Forces.
Viterbo, Italy
For two decades in the 13th century, the papacy operated from this palace in central Italy, which served as the site of the first—and longest—papal election conclave in history.
Luxor, Egypt
The ancient village known as Set Maat, or the 'Place of Truth,' located on this site served as a hub for intellectual and artistic endeavors.
Rome, Italy
When this 400-year-old fountain fell into disrepair, officials covered the mess up with what looks like a giant soup tureen.
Izumi, Japan
Electricians pray for luck at this place where, according to legend, the god of thunder was once trapped.
Toucheng, Taiwan
With a design inspired by the local cuesta rock formations, this museum serves as a gateway to Yilan’s history and geography.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix man has two yards full of vintage signs and antiques.
London, England
This blue plaque memorializes the first person to be murdered on a railway train.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The largest recovered section of Titanic sits in a hotel in Las Vegas.
Écaussinnes, Belgium
This human-shaped statue is actually a geodesic station.
Phoenix, Arizona
This trippy wonderland is the result of one man's obsessive, decades long passion project.
Higashimurayama, Japan
This statue of what appears to be a feudal lord is actually a tribute to Japan's most beloved comedian.
Christchurch, New Zealand
Get your meal delivered via pneumatic at this former post office.
Osaka, Japan
The tomb of an infamous chimeric monster whose corpse once washed ashore in Osaka.
Enggor, Malaysia
The oldest railway bridge in Malaysia.
Sandur, Faroe Islands
Every summer, women from this small Faroese island cover this specific stone with knitted graffiti.
Eccles, England
Despite being 30 miles from the coast, this suburb is home to a lighthouse thanks to a permitting loophole.
La Palma, Spain
This century-old pharmacy is home to several striking mosaics depicting Catholic saints.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Visit the remains of a notorious Victorian-era correctional facility.
Cambridge, Maryland
This Harriet Tubman mural went viral for kids interacting with it.