Elk Horn, Iowa
The Danish Windmill
In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.
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Elk Horn, Iowa
In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sail in for a ’dam good slice.
Ouadane, Mauritania
This remarkably well-preserved mosque stands amid an 11th-century caravansary.
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The world's first floating farm is staffed by one human, three robots, and 35 cows.
Nicosia, Cyprus
A unique art center and shop just below a United Nations Checkpoint in central Nicosia.
Pingan, Tajikistan
This medieval citadel once guarded the western entrance of the Pamir Highway.
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
This art shopping center still boasts pieces of its past as a textile factory.
Madrid, New Mexico
Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.
La Línea de la Concepción, Spain
The defensive tower was built centuries ago to warn locals of Berber pirate attacks.
Morelia, Mexico
One of Mexico's few murals dedicated to an indigenous language.
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Colonial architecture meets urban art in this sprawling open-air gallery.
Kenansville, Florida
It's believed Elvis Presley was inspired to write his breakthrough track after staying here.
Regina, Saskatchewan
This more than a century-old cathedral has seen its fair share of redesigns over the years.
Troy, New York
A man used his Civil War-era fortune to build this sanctuary in memory of his wife.
Amman, Jordan
This restored eighth-century palace is a shining example of ancient Umayyad architecture.
Weston, Missouri
The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.
Berlin, Germany
Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.
Klaipėda, Lithuania
A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.
Larne, Northern Ireland
The "Black Arch" guards the entrance to the picturesque Glens of Antrim.
Guelph, Ontario
A 1975 bylaw prohibits the construction of any building that would block the view of this Gothic Revival church.
Šiatorská Bukovinka, Slovakia
Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.
Pachuca de Soto, Mexico
This park's art collection includes a clock made of flowers, siblings in a tree's roots, and a dove made out of weapons.