Rome, Italy
Quartiere Coppedè
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
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Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
England
The only surviving theatre where William Shakespeare performed as an actor.
Oslo, Norway
A small Oslo museum dedicated to failed products, bad ideas, overhyped inventions, and the strange lessons hidden inside them.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
London, England
A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
Hatteras, North Carolina
An Outer Banks museum devoted to the thousands of shipwrecks resting off North Carolina’s coast.
Forks, Washington
A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.
Iceland
Rising from the sea like a stone monster.
Kelmarsh, England
its a 480 Meter tunnel on a public bridal way which is currently unlit so take a torch even in the day
Wisbech, England
This great example of a Victorian museum claims to be the oldest purpose-built museum in the UK.
Åtvidaberg, Sweden
In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.
Manchester, England
A Victorian-era British railway viaduct has been transformed into an elevated garden.
Oslo, Norway
Once silenced for being off-key, this bell has found a new voice as an interactive public artwork.
Washington, D.C.
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Sale, England
The materials from one of the United Kingdom’s most famous animation studios are now preserved in a suburban library.
Hobro, Denmark
A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.
Tajikistan
The Pamir Highway between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan takes a mere hour driving through a stretch of No Man’s Land.
Meung-sur-Loire, France
A painted medieval castle where the most celebrated outlaw-poet of the Middle Ages was imprisoned — and where you can descend into his exact cell, nine centuries later.
Gothenburg, Sweden
A monumental magenta installation looms over a tangle of roads and tracks, as controversial as it is conspicuous.
Gering, Nebraska
From this scenic rockface, you can still see the paths Western pioneers followed.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Buxton, England
A peaceful Elves-fairytale landscape hides an evil scar, a chasm so dark and daunting that for centuries it was believed to be the gateway to hell.