Decatur, Georgia
Mechanical Riverfront Kingdom on Druid Hill
An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.
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Decatur, Georgia
An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.
Pirgi, Greece
This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.
London, England
What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.
Pescocostanzo, Italy
A fairy-tale-like forest that was sacred to Jupiter and Saint Anthony.
Somerset, Pennsylvania
In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.
Big Rapids, Michigan
A collection of more than 10,000 racist objects that teaches the atrocities of social injustice and intolerance in American history.
Venice, Italy
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
Vaals, Netherlands
A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.
Genoa, Italy
Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.
Bronx, New York
A riverfront park that both remediated and preserved its industrial past.
Irving, Texas
This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.
Nairn, Scotland
One of the most spectacular 18th-century bridges in Scotland.
Athens, Greece
These ancient ruins hide in plain sight next to a dessert shop.
Mmatshumo, Botswana
An enchanting rocky island of scraggly baobabs surrounded by an ancient sea and sprawling salt pans.
White Post, Virginia
An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.
West Sussex, England
This multicolored meandering masterpiece is Britain's longest bench.
Nagato, Japan
This phallic temple was erected in the forest to honor the tragic death of a samurai lord's son.
Rome, Italy
This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.
Villahermosa, Mexico
The majestic, sacred tree is represented on this piece of public infrastructure.
Alaska
The oldest original lighthouse in Alaska that was born out of a tragic shipwreck.
Amman, Jordan
This sprawling, formerly elite sporting complex in Amman, Jordan has become a local picnic spot.
Jordan
This ancient stone necropolis is in danger of disappearing.
Amman, Jordan
This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.