Sortino, Italy
Necropolis of Pantalica
Thousands of rock-cut tombs fill the cliffs of this Sicilian nature preserve.
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Sortino, Italy
Thousands of rock-cut tombs fill the cliffs of this Sicilian nature preserve.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.
Derby, Australia
Warm up from the freezing waters in this fully functional sauna in the middle of the Tasmanian wilderness.
Québec City, Québec
A former church transformed into a public library.
Delta Junction, Alaska
An icy behemoth that towers over you with a blue ice cave in the winter and a roaring creek in the summer.
Penistone, England
This century-old, single-screen cinema still puts a 1937 Compton organ to good use.
Mopti, Mali
Every year, people come together to cover this mud-brick mosque with a fresh layer of earth.
Orihuela, Spain
A working-class suburb has become an open-air art museum dedicated to a local poet and hero of the Spanish Civil War.
Helen, Washington
The only undammed section of the Columbia River in the United States has been preserved, ironically, by its proximity to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
Hirosaki, Japan
An atmospheric shrine of mountain worship that is home to a number of curious folk tales.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These storage facilities offer a behind-the-scenes look at some of Edinburgh's biggest museums.
New York, New York
A unique collection of figures perform down the facade of the Gene Frankel Theatre.
Manchester, England
One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.
Bârsana, Romania
The most impressive example of contemporary Romanian architecture in wood
Ballineale, Ireland
These Neolithic burial mounds and a still-intact passage tomb may have solar calendar significance on the spring and autumn equinoxes.
Hargeisa, Somalia
An extensive audio-only collection of cultural heritage saved from a genocide.
Ahlat, Turkey
Hundreds of medieval Islamic gravestones decorate the mountainous landscape in the largest cemetery in Turkey.
El Médano, Spain
These sandstone replicas of a whale spine represent the history and culture of the Canary Islands.
Cuballing, Australia
On a rural farm road in Western Australia, a full-size, electrified police call box with a big surprise inside.
Verviers, Belgium
A humorous work of art making fun of the station's very long construction time.
Lalitpur, Nepal
A colorful gateway to a historic neighborhood.
Conwy, Wales
One of the oldest suspension bridges in the world blends in perfectly with a medieval castle.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A hidden and beautiful waterfall in middle of one of the biggest urban forests of the world.
Malton, England
This small figurine of a bear tells us a lot about the value of jewels and funerary practices in Roman Britannia.