Mosta, Malta
Ta’ Bistra Catacombs
These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.
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Mosta, Malta
These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.
Iż-Żejtun, Malta
A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.
Paola, Malta
This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.
Victoria, Malta
This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.
Mdina, Malta
The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.
Valletta, Malta
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
Rabat, Malta
Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.
Qrendi, Malta
This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Seattle, Washington
This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.
Peoria, Illinois
A massive bur oak tree believed to be some 500 years old is the centerpiece of this quiet urban greenspace.
Rockford, Illinois
This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.
Mattoon, Illinois
The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.
Addison, Illinois
Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.
Niles, Illinois
Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.
Charleston, Illinois
The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.
Mountain Township, Illinois
In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.
Joliet, Illinois
What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Lincolnshire, Illinois
This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.
Schaumburg, Illinois
The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.
Rockford, Illinois
The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.
Brookfield, Illinois
What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.
Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.