Zvërnec, Albania
St. Mary’s Monastery
One of 200 religious buildings recognized as a “culture monument.”
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Zvërnec, Albania
One of 200 religious buildings recognized as a “culture monument.”
Angola
In 1962, the ocean severed this peninsula—and the village that sat on it—from the Angolan mainland.
Kyoto, Japan
This statue of Buddha has a distinctive hairstyle meant to represent an unfathomably long period of meditation.
Guildford, England
This Edwardian workhouse tells a harrowing story of those who were forced to trade hard labor for lodging.
Markovščina, Slovenia
Deep underground, the rusting remains of a German water pumping station from World War II.
Orefield, Pennsylvania
America's oldest drive-in movie theater has been in continuous operation since 1934.
Wormingford, England
Was the ravaging reptilian that terrorized this village a dragon, or an escapee from a London menagerie?
Galway, Ireland
The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.
Holywood, Scotland
Experience history from the stomping grounds of the great Scottish poet.
Nida, Lithuania
An extensive collection of some of the oldest grave markers in Lithuania.
Sölvesborg, Sweden
One of the longest footbridges in Europe.
Shrewsbury, England
A prison with a more than 200-year history.
Kodër Spaç, Albania
This abandoned prison was so notorious that its name has become a metaphor throughout Albania.
Lagro, Indiana
This rock formation above the Wabash River is part of an ancient coral reef.
Robertsport, Liberia
After several weeks of radio silence, this abandoned oil tanker washed up on a remote beach in Liberia.
Yonezawa, Japan
Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.
Anchorage, Alaska
Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.
Fairbanks, Alaska
This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.
Northwest Arctic, Alaska
Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.
Alaska
The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.
Kodiak, Alaska
The remains of the first saint from Alaska in the Russian Orthodox Church.
Le Tréport, France
Deep in the limestone cliffs of the Alabaster Coast, a German fortress built during World War II.
Chur, Switzerland
The remains of St. Lucius of Chur were said to be kept in this crypt for several centuries.
Tokyo, Japan
Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.