Oxford, England
'Alice Door'
Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.
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Oxford, England
Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.
Collepardo, Italy
An enormous sinkhole that local lore attributes to the anger of the Virgin Mary.
Côn Đảo, Vietnam
Executed at age 19, this Vietnamese schoolgirl is now a national hero and symbol of revolutionary spirit.
Tlalixtac de Cabrera, Mexico
Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.
Rome, Italy
The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.
Auckland, New Zealand
A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.
Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
This stone pays homage to the diaries written by Gideon Bonnivert.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.
Sagada, Philippines
This burial cave houses around 100 ancient coffins, neatly stacked to form a massive wall.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A public art installation with a nautical themed poem, enhances this pedestrian street.
Cochem, Germany
This Cold War–era fallout shelter was actually a storage facility for the nation's emergency currency.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
This tower once belonged to a castle fit for a knight.
Norwich, England
This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.
Quincy, Massachusetts
This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
This historic church houses the grave of a Scottish soldier who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.
Leadville, Colorado
This fully restored synagogue explores the American Jewish experience along the old frontier.
Rome, Italy
The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.
Glen Rose, Texas
This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.
Valentine, Arizona
The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.
Stockholm, Sweden
A response to the wrongly placed meridian of the same name.
Iwakuni, Japan
A shrine dedicated to the sacred white snakes of Iwakuni, whose albinism has been passed down for generations.
Ponferrada, Spain
This former power station is now a museum dedicated to the region's coal-producing history.
Kumbakonam, India
This temple contains what might be the world's oldest optical illusion.