Chetumal, Mexico
Murales del Congreso (Congress Murals)
A bright, colorful telling of the history of Mexico's youngest state.
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Chetumal, Mexico
A bright, colorful telling of the history of Mexico's youngest state.
Veroli, Italy
A Roman calendar dating to the first century is tucked away in a small town alley.
Mexico
These cliff-dwellings might be Mexico's least visited archaeological site.
Lafayette, Colorado
According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.
San Juan Teposcolula, Mexico
Oaxaca's recently restored "forgotten Dominican convent."
Brasília, Brazil
Brasilia's oldest newsstand is sheltered by a wish-granting tunnel-tree.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nature and art meet in this curvy creation
Prestwich, England
This grand Georgian manor house was converted to serve as an isolation hospital before it was abandoned and destroyed.
Heroica Matamoros, Mexico
A "gateway" into Mexico's northern border, represented by an abstract red tower.
Basingstoke, England
This may be the smallest length of railway in the United Kingdom.
Washington, D.C.
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Washington, D.C.
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Washington, D.C.
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Washington, D.C.
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Washington, D.C.
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Seattle, Washington
The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.
Seattle, Washington
This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.
Seattle, Washington
This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.
Seattle, Washington
One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.
Seattle, Washington
A busy cafe better known for board games than food.
Seattle, Washington
An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.
Seattle, Washington
The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.
Seattle, Washington
A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.