Edinburgh, Scotland
The Bore Stane
This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.
Merselo, Netherlands
In the middle of a forest you can find the first landing place of an air balloon in the Netherlands.
San Diego, California
A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.
Port Austin, Michigan
Artist Scott Hocking took a dilapidated 1890s barn to create his massive "Barnboat."
Mbala, Zambia
The propeller from the first steamship launched on Lake Tanganyika.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.
Forst, Germany
This elaborate stone bridge over the Neisse river has sat in pieces since 1945.
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.
Seattle, Washington
Three nine-foot-tall bathing beauties perched elegantly on life-rings welcome visitors to the Alki waterfront.
Queens, New York
A former Tibetan monk made a name for himself selling some of the best beef momos in New York.
Bedford, Indiana
The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.
Eggenburg, Austria
Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.
Siuntio, Finland
These large stone piles are ancient burial sites.
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.
Pune, India
A 19th-century mansion with a Gothic entrance in the center of Pune.
Strathkinness, Scotland
The burial site of a murdered bishop and his alleged killers.
Platteville, Wisconsin
Explore a real 19th-century lead and zinc mine at this immersive series of exhibits.
Chandler, Arizona
Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.
Branchport, New York
Explore an enormous collection of original Americana tucked away in a small hamlet.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Small sculpted heads of prominent phrenologists mark the outside of their former headquarters.
Washington, D.C.
The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.
Seattle, Washington
This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.
Brussels, Belgium
A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.