Freetown, Sierra Leone
Saint John Maroon Church
One of the most important Krio heritage sites in the country.
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Freetown, Sierra Leone
One of the most important Krio heritage sites in the country.
Maitland, Florida
This historical art colony is adorned with thousands of hand-carved concrete sculptures in the Mayan Revival style.
Esztergom, Hungary
An abandoned cable car station located on the Danube stands like a haunted house above the river.
Kilgore, Texas
A collection of obscure and vintage equipment used for television, film, and radio.
Boom, Belgium
Take a leisurely walk through the park to find the seven giant troll sculptures hidden throughout the park.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Glasgow, Scotland
This mural condenses 96 miles of one of Scotland's best-known trails into a unique art display.
Aden, Yemen
The remains of a Zoroastrian temple that bore witness to a time when Aden was a flourishing trading hub.
Bucak, Turkey
A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.
Haroldswick, Scotland
Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.
Przhevalsk, Kyrgyzstan
This museum is dedicated to one of Russia's greatest explorers.
Darlington, Maryland
Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.
Malton, England
A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.
Ta Pek, Thailand
This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.
Loriga, Portugal
A glacial valley filled with silver beech trees in the mountains of Portugal.
Toguz Toro, Kyrgyzstan
These oldest of these "embroidered stones" were carved 4,000 years ago in a high mountain valley.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
A rehabilitation center for confiscated, orphaned, and abandoned chimpanzees.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Old neon signs from the City of Brotherly Love provide a snapshot of the city’s evolution.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Slovenia's first mosque is a striking mix of Islamic and modernist architecture.
São Bento do Canto, Portugal
This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.
Essex, England
This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.
Andong, South Korea
The largest and oldest brick pagoda in Korea.
Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania
One of the first commercially successful anthracite-powered iron-making operations in North America.