Ponderosa, New Mexico
The Goblin Colony
On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.
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Ponderosa, New Mexico
On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.
Winnabow, North Carolina
From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
This centuries-old graveyard is the final resting place of the Fort Fisher Hermit.
Södertälje, Sweden
The tennis legend became the best in the world (partly) thanks to practicing against his garage door, now on display in a museum near his childhood home.
Moab, Utah
Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.
West Jefferson, North Carolina
A remarkable headstone said to be a gift from Daniel Boone.
Asheville, North Carolina
Marker for a long-gone electric trolley line that spurred the economic development of West Asheville.
New York, New York
Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.
Morrison, Colorado
A marble cornerstone marks the location of what could have been a presidential palace.
Nuremberg, Germany
Burgers and fries in the shadow of a dreaded Nazi symbol.
Juneau, Alaska
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hidden in plain sight, a gravestone seemingly inscribed from the future stands among the cemetery’s historic tombs.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A set of seven houses, each built in a style that represents a European country.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.
Utrecht, Netherlands
Underground attraction offering tours of the foundational ruins of a church nave that collapsed in 1674.
Utrecht, Netherlands
The world's first fish doorbell monitors this water passageway.
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Netherlands
A large measuring stick marks the lowest point of a country that is partially under sea level.
Makarau, New Zealand
A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.
Brussels, Belgium
This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.
Machynlleth, Wales
Led Zeppelin wrote some of their most iconic songs at this little 18th-century Welsh cottage.
Newton, Kansas
This vivid painted ceramic sculpture evokes the expansiveness of the prairie sky.
Leiden, Netherlands
This historic Dutch newspaper building is covered with media-themed details—and one unrelated oddity.
Utrecht, Netherlands
Atop this former dutch railway office sits an interstellar work of art.