Nishiki, Japan
Nishiki Secret Base Museum
Secret tunnels leading to underground facilities lurk near the remains of a World War II-era Japanese Navy airbase.
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Nishiki, Japan
Secret tunnels leading to underground facilities lurk near the remains of a World War II-era Japanese Navy airbase.
Tayma, Saudi Arabia
In the Arabian Desert, a surreal rock formation stands cut clean in half.
Dortmund, Germany
Former Gestapo prison turned memorial museum.
Tehran, Iran
Iran's "Rose Garden Palace," built during 131 years of rule by Qajar kings, consists of 17 stunning structures.
Conifer, Colorado
A once-thriving hotel from the Old West now sits abandoned, under the threat of demolition.
San Jose, California
This crumbling warehouse was once the third-largest cannery in the U.S. and the first in the world to can green asparagus.
Ichikawa, Japan
In an unassuming corner of the city hall sits the restored study of a local author.
La Rochelle, France
No one knows the story behind the mysterious feline perched on this rooftop.
Isle of Whithorn, Scotland
This medieval pilgrimage site was a key part of the early Christian missionary work in Scotland.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
The steep slope known as “Ob Hill” overlooks an Antarctic research station.
Liège, Belgium
After a long legal battle, the heart of the famous composer is finally enthroned in the city of his birth.
Kapolei, Hawaii
One of Oahu’s best snorkeling and diving spots was created by warm water discharged from the nearby power plant.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A collection of unique objects showcasing the university’s achievements in the medical field.
Tampa, Florida
The first musical instrument of its kind to be built in the United States—and the world’s tallest.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
Being surrounded by typical buildings just makes this uniquely modernist house stand out even more.
Lyme Regis, England
The final resting place of a once-unsung hero of paleontology.
Corfu, Greece
A spectacular Neoclassical palace is home more than 15,000 artifacts and works of art.
Granada, Spain
Mysterious texts covered in mystical symbols were found in caves at this site centuries ago.
Vienna, Austria
One of Vienna’s oldest (and perhaps most haunted) alleys, allegedly with a bloody past that gave it its name.
Northampton, Massachusetts
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stop thieves at the site of a historic 1876 bank robbery.
Kaunas, Lithuania
An open-air art gallery that aims to share the stories of the people who live around it.
Cairndow, Scotland
A poignant tribute from a local legend paying tribute to his son.
Wales
Wander along roughly a mile of paths in what may be the world's largest forest labyrinth.
Fukuoka, Japan
A bizarre, tuberculosis sanatorium-themed café moonlighting as an underground art gallery.