Vernon, Indiana
Old Tunnel Mill
This former mill tunnel was blasted under the ridge to divert a portion of the Muscatatuck River.
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Vernon, Indiana
This former mill tunnel was blasted under the ridge to divert a portion of the Muscatatuck River.
Hinesville, Georgia
Constructed in 1892, this Hinesville jail is now an art gallery.
Abbey St Bathans, Scotland
A rare example of a Lowland broch.
Rosehearty, Scotland
The ruins of a 15th-century tower house.
Antarctica
The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.
Leuven, Belgium
Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.
Deep River, Connecticut
The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.
Potsdam, Germany
The site of the original experiment that would be used to disprove the theory of luminiferous ether.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.
Whalley, England
A fantastic example of Victorian railway engineering with two unusual decorative features.
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.
Chicago, Illinois
A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.
Höfn, Iceland
This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.
Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
A German shoemaker-turned-folk-hero whose impersonation of a Prussian military officer earned international notoriety.
Danbury, Connecticut
After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.
Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Savannah, Georgia
This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.
Shandwick, Scotland
A beautifully-carved Pictish stone encased in a protective glass structure.
Zhangjiajie, China
The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Manresa, Spain
A long strip of fossil-filled limestone makes up this natural bridge above a rushing stream.
Stockholm, Sweden
Eat a Nobel banquet from any year in the basement of Stockholm's City Hall.