Rome, Italy
Santa Maria della Concezione Crypts
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
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Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Skopje, North Macedonia
In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.
Skopje, North Macedonia
A historical puzzle lies at the origins of this structure.
Veles, North Macedonia
This elegant monument to those who fought against fascism is inspired by the shape of the poppy flower.
St. Ignace, Michigan
Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.
Ahmedabad, India
This 16th-century mosque is the hallmark of the African architectural legacy in India.
Adalaj, India
A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.
Patan, India
This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.
Modhera, India
An architectural marvel that dates back to the zenith of Indian architecture.
Warsaw, Poland
The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.
Yrdyk, Kyrgyzstan
On the shores of Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Lake, a family cooks a feast that tells the sad tale of a people's exile.
Skopje, North Macedonia
This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.
Kansas City, Missouri
Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.
Amherstburg, Ontario
An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.
Siena, Italy
A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Rilski manastir, Bulgaria
This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.
Athens, Ohio
An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.
Mansfield, Ohio
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.
Iceland
Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.