Jokkmokk, Sweden
Jokkmokk Market
Hang with reindeer at this 400-year-old SĂ¡mi market.
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Jokkmokk, Sweden
Hang with reindeer at this 400-year-old SĂ¡mi market.
Kuna, Idaho
A volcanic core jutting above the plain between the Snake and Boise Rivers, a marker identifies the reference point for all U.S. Government Surveys in Idaho.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Shinile, Ethiopia
The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.
Ethiopia
According to one local legend, this image was created during a battle between a wild lioness and the archangel Michael.
Cambridge, England
An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.
Badrshein, Egypt
The oldest tourist graffiti in the world helped archaeologists identify the Pyramid of Djoser.
Kayabwe, Uganda
This small roadside eatery exists in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, as the equator runs right through it.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Museum preserving torture methods from the past.
Wellesley, Ontario
It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.
Ashmore, Illinois
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
Berbera, Somalia
A surprising number of shipwrecks visible just off the Somaliland coast.
Cape Town, South Africa
The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.
Baghdad, Iraq
This former monument to an invented Iraqi victory was turned into a military camp during the subsequent invasion.
Baghdad, Iraq
A 2200 year old vessel may have been able to keep a charge.
Walla Walla, Washington
The oldest city park in Walla Walla is home to hundreds of birds, from wood ducks to white peacocks.
Golan
Ghost Town in the Demilitarized Zone of the Golan Heights.
Egkomi, Cyprus
This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.
Al Madam, United Arab Emirates
An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.
Leuven, Belgium
Above the door of a house, a plaque claims to commemorate the future living place of the inventor of time travel.
Gainesville, Florida
Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.
Mariehamn, Ă…land Islands
One man's journey to return a stone to its point of origin after 200,000 years.
Istanbul, Turkey
Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.