New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
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New York, New York
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Xagħra, Malta
Hike up to this abandoned hotel for one of the best panoramic views of the island of Gozo.
Mow Cop, England
This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.
Burton-on-Trent, England
The site of one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, created when a massive bomb dump accidentally exploded.
Alderwasley, England
This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."
Lancaster, England
A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.
Kaiteriteri, New Zealand
This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.
London, England
Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
Xagħra, Malta
These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.
Xagħra, Malta
In 1888, a resident of Xagħra, Malta, discovered a small underground chamber filled with stalactites and stalagmites when digging a well.
Pantelleria, Italy
This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.
Pantelleria, Italy
This megalithic tomb was crafted by a mysterious civilization that settled the island of Pantelleria.
Mosta, Malta
These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.
Mellieħa, Malta
These purpose-built WWII air raid shelters, which run half a kilometer under the town of Mellieħa, are among the longest in Malta.
Rabat, Malta
Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.
Valletta, Malta
Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.
Dale, Indiana
Colorful collection of antique musical oddities.
Bloomington, Indiana
A collection of railroad cars filled with skeletons, model planets and curiosities collected over decades.
St Helens, England
A fossilized pie discovered during renovations of a traditional English pub is now on display.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Xagħra, Malta
A small cave network was discovered under a home in Xagħra, in 1924 when the owner was digging a well.
Mġarr, Malta
At more than 5,000 years old, these structures are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.