Santana, Portugal
Casas Típicas de Santana
These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.
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Santana, Portugal
These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This tiny cottage surrounded by railroads is the oldest surviving structure in Fairmount Park.
Durham, England
This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.
Larne, Northern Ireland
These tiny book repositories are inspiring new readers across Northern Ireland.
Sutjeska, Serbia
A large concrete replica of a 12th-century figurine.
Carrizozo, New Mexico
This sculpture is intended to reset a person’s creativity.
Irving, Texas
This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.
Nikko, Japan
These sculptures were created by a 17th-century artist who had never seen an elephant.
Urbana, Illinois
Fragments of a massive unfinished sculpture sit near the main quad of the University of Illinois.
Iwakuni, Japan
One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.
Hiroshima, Japan
Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.
Iwakuni, Japan
A shrine dedicated to the sacred white snakes of Iwakuni, whose albinism has been passed down for generations.
New York, New York
This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.
Mollina, Spain
More than 70 detailed dioramas—including some rather nontraditional ones—fill this charming museum.
Milbourne, England
A classic red phone box converted into an informal village library.
Montreal, Québec
One of the world's largest collections of rare medical texts and ephemera.
Berlin, Germany
A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.
Cork, Ireland
A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.
Wallyford, Scotland
This carved memorial is dedicated to the miners who died working in the town's collieries.
Copiapó, Chile
South America's oldest surviving locomotive.
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
This eerily opulent residential museum is home to a haunting local legend.