Ceres, Scotland
Vincenzo Lunardi Commemorative Plaque
A stone memorial marking the location where Scotland's first aeronautical flight landed.
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Ceres, Scotland
A stone memorial marking the location where Scotland's first aeronautical flight landed.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!
Lindau, Germany
A lakeside footbridge that records Nobel Prize laureates' names in metal silhouette.
Gerlach, Nevada
A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.
San Antonio, Texas
In 1977, wealthy socialite Sandra West was buried wearing an elegant white nightdress while reclining comfortably in her powder-blue 1964 Ferrari.
Castle Dale, Utah
A spectacular overlook of the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River, a deep sandstone gorge streaked with orange, red and white in a remote, uncrowded part of Utah.
Menands, New York
The final resting place of President Chester A. Arthur and hundreds of others from Revolutionary War soldiers to poets, politicians, and painters.
Flemingsberg, Sweden
An entire shopping mall and industrial terrain named for the time the king of Sweden's car went into a ditch.
Clarksburg, Maryland
A well-worn trail through thick woods in northern Montgomery County leads to an old schoolhouse.
Shetland Islands, Scotland
The recurring nature of this geographic feature might make it unique in the world.
Hong Kong
A half-century-old handmade dim sum joint opens daily at 3:00 a.m.
Palencia, Spain
The camera-toting gargoyle juts out from the exterior of a Gothic cathedral.
Fairford, England
A rampant horde of demons smirk and snarl at visitors to this church, home to a rare complete set of medieval-era stained glass windows.
Pickering, Ontario
The longest enclosed pedestrian bridge in the world spans 14 lanes of traffic and six rail tracks, all while lighting up the night sky.
Warrior, Alabama
In Rickwood Caverns, visitors can travel hundreds of feet underground and see beautiful formations unique to the region.
Guadalajara, Mexico
A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.
Purano Jhangajholi, Nepal
This twisty section of highway in the Himalayan foothills is lined with thousands of small mirrors.
Glasgow, Scotland
This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.
Gmunden, Austria
These are probably the most beautifully crafted toilets you've ever seen.
Camp Sherman, Oregon
Approximately 50,000 gallons of water gush from these springs, creating the Metolius River.
Windsor, Australia
This previously dilapidated alleyway has been transformed into one of Melbourne's finest hidden art locations.
London, England
Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.
Havana, Cuba
His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."