Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi's Train Street
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
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Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Berlin, Germany
A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.
Wanaka, New Zealand
A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.
Riola, Italy
Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
Rochester, New York
The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.
Podgarić, Croatia
This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.
Patan, India
This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.
San Francisco, California
The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.
Kyoto, Japan
Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.
Invergordon, Scotland
Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.
Havana, Cuba
Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.
Juneau, Alaska
Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.
Szymbark, Poland
Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.
Trassenheide, Germany
The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.
Fars Province, Iran
The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Hong Kong
The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.
Elkhart, Indiana
A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.
High Point, North Carolina
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.