Boyds, Maryland
Winderbourne Mansion
This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.
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Boyds, Maryland
This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.
Squamish, British Columbia
As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.
Formia, Italy
Hidden in a high mountain cave, this hermitage dates back to the ninth century.
Sperlonga, Italy
The remains of this medieval Roman road and lookout towers dot the rugged coastline of southern Lazio.
Cropani, Italy
The pristine waters crossing this forest form a hidden waterfall among the dense vegetation.
Odintsovsky District, Russia
A solemn, monumental, kitschy palace of worship honoring victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Rocchetta Alta, Italy
This medieval settlement was abandoned after a series of landslides. What remained was largely destroyed during a mock battle for a WWII film reel.
New Orleans, Louisiana
One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.
Ferizaj, Kosovo
Christianity and Islam have clashed, yet here a Serbian Orthodox church and a mosque stand together.
Rajgir, India
A pair of mysterious, unusually polished cave temples with an ancient gold legend.
Federal Way, Washington
This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.
Guildford, England
The author of Alice in Wonderland spent his final years at this whimsical Victorian home.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This scenic waterfront swimming pool is the longest salt water pool in North America.
Cozumel, Mexico
The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.
Victoria, British Columbia
This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.
Vratna, Serbia
These natural stone bridges are the largest on the European continent.
Montreal, Québec
A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.
Kaliningrad, Russia
This monument commemorates the soldiers who fought for 16 hours straight to penetrate this concrete fort.
Kitagawa, Japan
Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.
Penteli, Greece
The heads and relics of 179 monks slaughtered by pirates are on display within this Ceonobic Monastery.
Washington, D.C.
The oldest house in Washington, D.C. wasn't originally constructed in the nation's capital.
Montreal, Québec
This exuberantly curated landscape is one of the largest sculpture gardens in Canada.
Pastrana, Spain
To fit bodies into this Renaissance crypt, they were first left to decompose in the crypt's rotting room.