L'Aquila, Italy
Fountain of 99 Spouts
A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.
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L'Aquila, Italy
A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
What happened to the three lighthouse keepers who vanished from this place remains a mystery over a century later.
Farmington, Connecticut
An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.
Rabat, Malta
The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.
Windsor, England
All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.
Washington, D.C.
Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
Desert Hot Springs, California
The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.
Alicante, Spain
Fascinating exhibits of prehistoric and ancient artifacts displayed with a uniquely modern touch.
Machecoul, France
The ruins of a medieval castle linked to the murderous French lord that inspired the famous legend of Bluebeard.
Hope Valley, England
There's a strange stone hoodoo towering atop a wooded hillside and no one is quite sure how it got there.
Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Largest cave system in Africa.
Carthage, Tunisia
An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.
Lübeck, Germany
Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.
Sheffield, England
One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.
Panzini, Italy
A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.
Aralsk, Kazakhstan
Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This boulder with a 200-word legal dedication to God has remained hidden in the woods for over 150 years.
Austin, Texas
A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.
Orost, Iran
Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.
Fort Collins, Colorado
Birds with backpacks expedite film development for a rafting company on a remote Colorado river.
Mġarr, Malta
Enigmatic tombs and cave dwellings on the outskirts of a rural village.