San Diego, California
Balboa Park Botanical Building and Lily Pond
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
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San Diego, California
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
Sutcliffe, Nevada
Colorful outcrops and cliffs just north of Reno provide a scenic backdrop for hiking and mountain biking.
Honfleur, France
An art-filled botanical garden and former dyeworks hiding in plain sight.
Kyoto, Japan
A small shrine dedicated to a god of lightning and electronics.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.
Spearfish, South Dakota
This vintage train once gave new meaning to “swimming upstream.”
Krakow, Poland
Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.
Veles, North Macedonia
This elegant monument to those who fought against fascism is inspired by the shape of the poppy flower.
Carlow, Ireland
Follow lines from a W.B. Yeats poem through interconnecting gardens designed to appeal to each of your senses.
Ballyhalbert, Northern Ireland
The easternmost point on the island of Ireland.
Granada, Nicaragua
The crumbling remains of a once-grand building.
Dora, Missouri
A version of this picturesque mill has existed since the 1800s.
Shefa-Amr, Israel
Unique flavors and plant sap make this ice cream special.
Whorlton, England
An abandoned Yorkshire castle that is hidden in plain sight.
Gordola, Switzerland
If James Bond bungee-jumped off the side of a 720-foot dam, would you do it too?
Honolulu, Hawaii
On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.
Tucson, Arizona
Previously a hot spring, this park remains a site of unique history, wildlife, and geology.
Mount Macedon, Australia
This artificial lake was built to provide water for a planned facility that would treat tuberculosis patients.
Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
The last working windmill in Northern Ireland.
Winona, Missouri
This small turbine mill along Rocky Creek was built in 1928
Winnipeg, Manitoba
The ruins of a burned-down monastery have become a serene park and community space.
İzmir, Turkey
This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.
Prague, Czechia
A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.
Bunkerville, Nevada
Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.