Șinca, Romania
The Sinca Veche Temple Cave
No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.
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Șinca, Romania
No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Bucharest, Romania
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
Pentidattilo, Italy
A ghost town on the slopes of a hand-shaped rock is haunted by the story of a 17th-century murder.
Drumheller, Alberta
This 30-foot-high statue of Christ was intended to be part of a prehistoric theme park.
Leicester, Vermont
A gorilla holding a VW Beetle isn't what you'd expect in rural Vermont.
Phoenix, Arizona
Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
The largest living museum in the Northeast recreates life from the Early Republic period complete with costumed historians and reenactors.
Busra, Syria
One of the world's best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is also one of the most unusual; it's made of black volcanic rock.
Duy Xuyên District, Vietnam
Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.
Rockland, Maine
Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.
Charlestown, Rhode Island
Tucked away in the forest, these giant wooden trolls delight visitors in Charlestown, Rhode Island.
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Dioramas retell the obscure local legends and ghost stories of Sharjah, from a living palm tree to a headless camel.
Portland, Maine
An eight-foot-long pine cone made out of 140 recycled steel shovels is an homage to Maine's state flower.
Omaha, Nebraska
A life-size bronze statue of Ettore Boiardi, the man behind the can.
Rindge, New Hampshire
This open-air spiritual sanctuary offers stunning views of Mt. Monadnock and provides a natural and peaceful environment for worship and meditation.
Murcia, Spain
This enormous sardine in the Segura River pays tribute to an annual post-Lent tradition.
Sharon, Massachusetts
The grave of William Rosenberg, founder of Dunkin Donuts (now Dunkin') with shops coast to coast in the US and 42 countries worldwide.
Graz, Austria
This small, easily-overlooked sculpture recalls the first time Graz saw a live elephant.
Lima, Peru
In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Copenhagen, Denmark
Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.