Assisi, Italy
Temple of Minerva
What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.
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Assisi, Italy
What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.
Lerwick, Scotland
This audio art installation pays tribute to the weather and unique linguistic history of the archipelago.
Belgium
Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.
Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Once the longest swing bridge in Europe.
Singapore
A former reservoir that was only recently discovered after more than 60 years of disuse.
Lerwick, Scotland
Legend has it that a Dutch fisherman lost control of his Shetland pony and tumbled from this cliff.
Rovereto, Italy
This war memorial holds the remains of around 20,000 World War I soldiers from both sides of the conflict.
Chios, Greece
This 11th-century Greek monastery has renowned mosaics and relics of a brutal past.
Ečka, Serbia
Ruins of an old water tower that look like a horror-film castle.
Chevreuse, France
A total of 22 tiny bridges cross this canal of the Yvette River, forming a unique trail.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.
Kingman, Kansas
This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.
Rome, Italy
This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.
Slaný, Czechia
An unusual heating plant that has garnered notoriety for its distinct shape.
Ostend, Belgium
Rediscovered in 1992, this abandoned medieval village once flourished by fishing and piracy.
Shankharapur, Nepal
The spot where Parvati convinced Shiva to marry her, has become a pilgrimage site for married and unmarried women.
Sevierville, Tennessee
While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.
Andersonville, Georgia
The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.
Odessa, Ukraine
An artful memorial to 4,000 fateful oranges.
Newton, Massachusetts
Eliot was the first missionary to produce religious text for Algonquians in their own language.
Blairsville, Georgia
An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.
Rome, Italy
This medieval church in Rome was almost destroyed following a terrorist attack in 1993.
Uravan, Colorado
Only a few signs remain of the buried Colorado mining town that supplied the uranium for the first atomic bomb.