Georgia
Torrey-West House
This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.
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Georgia
This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.
Washington, D.C.
Stone markers on the campus of Gallaudet University commemorate a peculiar school tradition.
Hanover, Germany
After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.
Townsend, Tennessee
In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.
Unity, Maine
After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.
Somerset, England
One of the best-preserved examples of an old town lock-up in the country.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.
London, England
The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.
Athens, Georgia
A white oak with property rights.
Dublin, Ireland
This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.
Canterbury, England
Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.
Tallinn, Estonia
During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.
Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
Hoyvík, Faroe Islands
Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.
Toronto, Ontario
A touching tribute to the "Wonky Donkey."
Tokyo, Japan
A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Denver, Colorado
A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.
Arnhem, Netherlands
Organisms normally seen under a microscope decorate this church.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.
Zavikon Island, Ontario
The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.
Ashmore, Illinois
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.