San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
Church of Santa María Tonantzintla
An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.
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San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.
Puebla, Mexico
The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.
Trunyan, Indonesia
One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This Brazilian astronomy museum allows guests to gaze at the stars through their telescopes each weekend.
North Bend, Washington
This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.
Marseille, France
Longest canal tunnel in the world, abandoned in the 1960s.
Naours, France
A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.
Chicago, Illinois
At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.
Washington, D.C.
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
District of Columbia
Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.
New Washoe City, Nevada
Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.
Natchez, Mississippi
A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.
Ashmore, Illinois
This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Paris, France
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Paris, France
The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.
Paris, France
An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.
San Francisco, California
27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.
Bogotá, Colombia
Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.
Apia, Samoa
A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.
London, England
No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.
Washington, D.C.
A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.
Washington, D.C.
Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.