Poznań, Poland
Pomnik Jurija Gagarina w Poznaniu
A tribute to the first human in space.
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Poznań, Poland
A tribute to the first human in space.
Iguana Creek, Australia
Mind the rock monster at this cave.
Ohum, Nigeria
The waters of these secluded falls are said to have healing powers.
Metolong, Lesotho
The walls of this sandstone outcropping are covered with 2,000-year-old artwork.
Portugal
The crumbling ruins of an abandoned 12th-century monastery.
Milan, Italy
In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.
Alvie, Australia
One of the youngest volcanic eruption sites in Australia.
Degersheim, Switzerland
A Swiss magician's vault of oddities.
Húsafell, Iceland
Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.
London, England
One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.
Balook, Australia
Designed to provide fantastic views of the surrounding rainforest.
Milan, Italy
Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.
Moab, Utah
A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.
Rookhope, England
This magnificent arch is all that remains of a former smelt mill.
Maseru, Lesotho
Not only does this shop sell mokorotlo, the traditional hat of Lesotho, the building is shaped like one.
Baltimore, Maryland
At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.
Mexico City, Mexico
After several moves across Mexico City, these two statues found a home in Mestizaje Park.
Kumasi, Ghana
On the grounds of a hospital in Ghana, a legendary sword said to have been plunged into the earth hundreds of years ago.
London, England
Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.
Fallon, Nevada
Two craters, which probably erupted within the last 1,500 years and are now filled by alkaline lakes, represent Nevada's youngest known volcanic activity.
Ballarat, Australia
To commemorate a century of gold mining, this Australian city built a monument that features a replica of a 150-pound gold nugget found there in 1858.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.