Ibusuki, Japan
Nishi-Ōyama Station
Japan Railways' southernmost train station offers a view of a volcano and a mailbox said to grant happiness.
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Ibusuki, Japan
Japan Railways' southernmost train station offers a view of a volcano and a mailbox said to grant happiness.
Szolnok, Hungary
A museum of Hungarian military aviation in the middle of a small city.
Villaspesa, Spain
The geomorphology of the Turia Valley could easily be mistaken for Utah or Arizona.
Elk City, Oklahoma
An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."
Woerden, Netherlands
This ancient stele gives a testimony to the presence of the Syrian sun god Elagabalus on the Roman Empire's western frontier.
George Town, Malaysia
This Theravada Buddhist temple is a peaceful oasis steeped in history.
Ciechocinek, Poland
For 200 years, people have flocked to this Polish town to experience the healing powers of salt.
Pune, India
This 17th-century temple gave the area of Ganeshkhind its name.
Babingley, England
Signs illustrate the bizarre legend of St. Felix's arrival in this English village, which led to the consecration of a beaver.
Williams, Arizona
This small museum is dedicated to the study of coprolites, or fossilized poop.
London, England
These remnants of Old London Bridge possess unique acoustics that allow for whispered conversations to carry from one side to the other.
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
An American industrialist hoped this nature preserve could help save the North American bison.
West Bridgewater, Massachusetts
This solitary stone engraved with a poem from 1852 has a mysterious and tragic past.
Lisnagrave, Ireland
The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.
Matsusaka, Japan
Descendants of the samurai who guarded Matsusaka Castle during the Edo period still live in these charming historic houses (and visitors can enter one of them for free).
El Paso, Texas
Local artists have long claimed these highway pylons as a place to celebrate Mexican-American history through artwork.
Halifax, England
This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).
St. Augustine, Florida
An oversized bluebird statue returns to its rightful place on Vilano Beach pier.
Aigües, Spain
Once a spa resort, then a tuberculosis sanatorium, and now a crumbling ruin.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.
Yaese, Japan
The oldest stone lion in Okinawa survived a major battle during World War II.
Leesburg, Virginia
This giant 200-year-old ginkgo is one of the largest in the United States.
Hastings, England
A former smuggler's haven houses "The Chapel" and its mysterious carvings.
Shiroi, Japan
A rare public effigy of “the Embracing Kangiten,” the erotic Japanese equivalent of Hindu god Ganesha.