Maralinga Tjarutja, Australia
Woomera Ground Zero for British Atomic Tests
This remote site in the Australian Outback is where the British government conducted atomic bomb tests in the 1950s.
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Maralinga Tjarutja, Australia
This remote site in the Australian Outback is where the British government conducted atomic bomb tests in the 1950s.
Manchester, England
Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.
Ivanjica, Serbia
A large open-air Socialist Realist mosaic, considered the largest in Serbia.
Heidelberg, Germany
A larger-than-life monument to the inventor of the Bunsen burner.
Wellington, New Zealand
This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.
Kobe, Japan
A relatively young Buddhist temple on hilltop, dedicated to a statue relocated from Mount Atago.
Frederikssund, Denmark
This striking pig statue was part of a 1993 guerilla art project against racism.
Aranjuez, Spain
A collection of riverboats of the Spanish royal family in a quaint museum.
Georgetown, South Carolina
A unique museum that uses visual art and storytelling to reveal the hidden history of the Gullah Geechee and their African ancestors.
Manchester, England
Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.
Mexican Hat, Utah
This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.
Makati, Philippines
This gold sash was part of a massive collection of pre-Hispanic gold artifacts discovered in an isolated village in the Philippines.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Tens of thousands of Africans rescued from slave ships passed through this gate before being settled in Sierra Leone.
Kenora, Ontario
This log house sits in the remote Canadian wilderness, and holds a mysterious tale of the trapper who built it.
Stockholm, Sweden
At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.
Pune, India
An ancient temple of Lord Shiva was rediscovered in an excavation in 2003.
Leuven, Belgium
Where George Lemaître discovered the expanding nature of the universe.
Leuven, Belgium
This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.
Hastings, England
This seaside property, an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style, was designed to embody the curves of a great ship.
Miami Beach, Florida
This Ocean Drive crosswalk has been paved in rainbow colors to honor the LGBTQ+ community and the man who brought pastel to Miami Beach.
Geneva, Illinois
This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.
Mitaka, Japan
The headquarters of one of Japan’s leading astronomy research institutions features several historic observatory facilities and a 2,000-year-old burial mound.
Tangier, Morocco
Known to backpackers as the "Steps of Doom," this walkway carved into the side of a seaside cliff leads to the Roman Tombs.