Bonn, Germany
Heads of Saints Cassius and Florentius
A pair of giant stone heads represent the ancient Roman saints beheaded here.
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Bonn, Germany
A pair of giant stone heads represent the ancient Roman saints beheaded here.
Sydney, Australia
Hidden within Sydney’s lush Royal Botanic Garden is a walled cactus rockery and the site of Australia's first zoo.
Penong, Australia
This salt lake was a former mine site and now attracts visitors for its remarkable pink colors.
Bangkok, Thailand
Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.
Salzburg, Austria
Epicurean and holy traditions converge in what may be the oldest restaurant in Europe.
Lafayette, Louisiana
A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.
San Diego, California
A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.
Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Former private property that was hidden up a trail in the woods with thousands of bright yellow daffodils.
Saline, Louisiana
The home and birthplace of Caroline Dormon, a naturalist, artist, and the "mother of the Kisatchie National Forest."
Beila, Mauritania
The largest camel market in West Africa
Queens, New York
A former Tibetan monk made a name for himself selling some of the best beef momos in New York.
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.
San Diego, California
A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.
Arcachon, France
A young Gustave Eiffel assisted in the construction of this skinny metal observation tower.
Paicines, California
After the nearby mercury mine shut down, this town was abandoned and declared a Superfund site.
Belgrade, Serbia
An Art Deco Icarus statue adorns this abandoned gem of Yugoslav Modernist architecture.
Varallo, Italy
A 15th-century park that recreates a bit of the Holy Land in Italy.
Prčanj, Montenegro
Here lies a legend of three sisters, all in love with the same mariner.
Glasgow, Scotland
A 19th-century Neoclassical building now housing a Hindu temple represents modern-day Glasgow at its most multicultural.
Saint Paul, Antigua and Barbuda
A series of magical limestone formations along the coastline of the country island of Antigua.
Yermo, California
A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.
Calandula, Angola
This horseshoe-shaped waterfall is the second-largest on the African continent.
Albion, New York
Intact 125-year-old carpentry shop and Victorian house, along with cobblestone architecture structures.
Cape Anguille, Newfoundland and Labrador
This lighthouse sits within a glacial valley.