Agrilos, Greece
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This quaint farm in the Peloponnese countryside hides an astonishing cache of antique curiosities.
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Agrilos, Greece
This quaint farm in the Peloponnese countryside hides an astonishing cache of antique curiosities.
Tournai, Belgium
After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.
Costești, Romania
Once the legendary capital of the Dacian Kingdom, this city has been reduced to mere ruins.
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
The cluster of igloo-like domes forms the remains of an ancient burial ground.
Cambridge, England
A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.
Invergordon, Scotland
Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.
Parma, Italy
The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.
Campeche, Mexico
The walls of a colonial-era fort encircle a small, tropical assortment of plant life.
Boston, Massachusetts
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.
Newberry Springs, California
The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Isle of Rum, Scotland
This once-majestic, now-abandoned Victorian castle has seen better days.
Noasca, Italy
A schoolhouse and chapel are all that remains of this alpine village.
Seville, Spain
The current seat of the Parliament of Andalusia was once the epicenter of the Great Plague of Seville.
Pidhirtsi, Ukraine
One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.
Andělská Hora, Czechia
This ruined castle perched atop a rocky peak is a great place for a hike.
Toronto, Ontario
A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.
Telford, England
This whimsical, unique clock has been entertaining shoppers for well over 20 years.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These sculptures of various animals adorn the building that houses one of the capital's least known museums.
Wilderness, South Africa
This cave overlooking the Indian Ocean has been turned into a shelter and makeshift museum.
Ostend, Belgium
The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.
Damme, Belgium
Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.
Singapore
Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.
Riga, Latvia
The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.