Budapest, Hungary
Istvántelek Train Yard
The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.
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Budapest, Hungary
The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.
Ottery Saint Mary, England
Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.
Florence, Oregon
The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Cairo, Egypt
An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.
Cottonwood, Idaho
Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.
Valenciennes, France
This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.
Haines, Alaska
The cultural center preserves the history of the Tlingit tribe, who have lived in this Alaska village for more than 10,000 years.
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
The residents of this ominous-sounding street in Pennsylvania liked its name so much they fought to keep it.
London, England
An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.
Exeter, Rhode Island
The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."
Madagascar
This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.
Paro, Bhutan
The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.
Kuta Selatan, Indonesia
Someone left a Boeing 737 in a field in southern Bali.
Kuta, Indonesia
The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.
Madrid, Spain
This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.
New York, New York
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
Kvarntorp, Sweden
An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.
Clovelly, England
Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.