Cape Town, South Africa
Foreshore Freeway Bridge
Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.
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Cape Town, South Africa
Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.
Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.
McMinnville, Oregon
Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.
Tucson, Arizona
The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
Roosevelt, Arizona
This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Mears, Michigan
An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.
London, England
The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.
London, England
19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.
London, England
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
Vancouver, British Columbia
At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.
Namibia/South Africa
A seemingly desolate park that belongs to two countries actually supports all kinds of wildlife.
Cape Town, South Africa
This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.
Dublin, Ireland
This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.
Dublin, Ireland
More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.
Riomaggiore, Italy
A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.
Vernazza, Italy
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Namibia
Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.
Paarl, South Africa
The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.
Monroe, Washington
The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.
Leavenworth, Washington
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.