Sirmione, Italy
Scaligero Castle
One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.
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Sirmione, Italy
One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.
Carlow, Ireland
The remains of a 13th-century Norman fortress, largely destroyed by an explosive renovation.
Traverse City, Michigan
It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Salt Lake City, Utah
The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.
Salt Lake City, Utah
An enormous image of Utah's salt flats made entirely from tape.
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington’s longest, fastest, and steepest slide offers incredible views of New Zealand's capital.
New York, New York
Perhaps the most storied New York City eatery, Delmonico’s reshaped American restaurants.
Cirebon, Indonesia
This historic 17th-century site once served as a secluded meditation retreat.
Boise, Idaho
An old greyhound bus station that's been converted into a movie theater and bar, celebrating cult-classic movies and acting as a hub for Idaho-based independent film production.
Lyttelton, New Zealand
An uninhabited island in a New Zealand harbor with dozens of scuttled vessels.
Johnshaven, Scotland
An 18th-century industrial site, repurposed in WWII, along the wild North Sea coast.
Bad Wildbad, Germany
A canopy trail with sweeping views and a giant tunnel slide.
Scotland
Did a Halloween gathering at this site kick off Scotland’s witch trials?
Acireale, Italy
A hidden fishing village on Sicily's Ionian coast, known for the legend of a shepherd, a nymph, and a jealous Cyclops.
Lincoln, England
Remains of a keep that was built shortly after the Norman conquest of England.
Athens, Greece
The Acropolis house that became Modern Greece’s first university.
Zagreb, Croatia
The original location of a global franchise in Zagreb stands out for exhibits that challenge perceptions.
Fremantle, Australia
One of the world’s oldest surviving convict prisons, once the scene of daring escapes and riots.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Prank chair from an 18th-century Danish royal court shows the eternal popularity of fart jokes.
Iceland
These unique and ever-changing caves are a wonder of Iceland.
Pinto, Spain
A mid-14th-century tower that served as a prison for Spanish nobles.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
It’s one of the hottest places in the world, but this canyon looks like it’s covered in snow.