Berlin, Germany
The Tale of the Scale and the Skull
This sprawling stone mosaic on Berlin’s Museum Island transforms archaeological finds and local legends into a walkable work of art.
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Berlin, Germany
This sprawling stone mosaic on Berlin’s Museum Island transforms archaeological finds and local legends into a walkable work of art.
Ferndale, Washington
Defaced since the early 80s, this bridge has become local icon to the metalheads and residents of the city.
Gebo, Wyoming
Remnants of a town from a bygone era.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.
Ankara, Turkey
A monument completed by a Third Reich sculptor in 1935 in Ankara's central park encourages Turks to "be proud, work hard, and have trust."
Miskin, Wales
In spite of its medieval appearance and name, this building actually dates back to the Industrial Revolution.
Guanajuato, Mexico
Miniatures built in the 1980s tell the city’s favorite legends and ghost stories.
Riga, Latvia
A former graveyard for Riga’s elite is now a large park with elegant monuments.
Tarsus, Turkey
A well said to have belonged to Paul the Apostle and part of UNESCO Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey.
Ragama, Sri Lanka
Surrounded by thick vegetation, this basilica integrates Sinhalese and Western architecture.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
A monument first built to honor Confederate soldiers now honors their Union opponents.
Barnstable, Massachusetts
A sculpture in Hyannis commemorates Chief Sachem Iyannough of the Mattachiest tribe.
Bender, Moldova
A haunted outpost in Moldova, where guards are said to have fired at a ghostly figure.
Sighișoara, Romania
This is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler Vlad III Dracul.
Iceland
A goblet-shaped rock that, according to lore, is the home of an elven hermit.
Matale, Sri Lanka
An enigmatic temple with complicated history, at the center of Sri Lanka.
Heptonstall, England
The poet’s tombstone keeps getting vandalized by her fans.
Riga, Latvia
A subtle memorial marks where a human chain protested Soviet control in 1989.
Woodhouse, England
A trove of history focused on Marks & Spencer, the British department store.
Budapest, Hungary
This tomb of a Sufi mystic is a remnant of Ottoman rule in Hungary.
Slupsk, Poland
According to local legend, this unassuming art gallery was once used to imprison witches.
Dublin, Ireland
The graffiti that birthed modern algebra.
Liverpool, England
On the outside of the Mersey Tunnels, an Art Deco sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh wears goggles and racing gear.
Tanygrisiau, Wales
For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.