Moscow, Russia
Ticket to the USSR
This small museum is basically a time capsule of daily life in the Soviet Union.
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Moscow, Russia
This small museum is basically a time capsule of daily life in the Soviet Union.
Swindon, England
England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.
London, England
3,000 family pets and military animals are buried in this London graveyard.
Tambopata, Peru
The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.
Coreglia Antelminelli, Italy
The link between these two seemingly disparate themes is crucial to the history of this Tuscan hill town.
Vyshhorods'kyi district, Ukraine
Marvel at the excessive luxury of the ousted Ukrainian president's former estate.
Eutin, Germany
This ancient oak tree plays matchmaker for singles willing to branch out from the usual dating scene.
Kobe, Japan
A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.
Billund, Denmark
An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.
New York, New York
This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.
Prypiat, Ukraine
One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.
Erbil, Iraq
An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.
Mbala, Zambia
A memorial in the middle of a roundabout marks the spot where German forces formally surrendered, finally ending World War I in Africa.
Cortenova, Italy
The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.
Carthage, Tunisia
An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.
Wolin, Poland
A stone in Wolin, Poland, marks the possible location of a legendary Viking fortress.
Cape Town, South Africa
A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.
Neemrana, India
This abandoned stepwell is one of the largest, deepest, and certainly one of the creepiest in India.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
Cromford, England
The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.
Coventry, England
For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.
Šalinac, Serbia
An eerie, protected forest of old-growth oak trees, many of which are now dead.
Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar
This mix of Islamic art, vintage vehicles, weaponry, architecture, and history is an ode to eclecticism.