New Gloucester, Maine
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
The last remaining Shaker community still practices a uniquely communal and utopian version of Christianity.
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New Gloucester, Maine
The last remaining Shaker community still practices a uniquely communal and utopian version of Christianity.
Chicago, Illinois
A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.
Chicago, Illinois
A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.
Chicago, Illinois
An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Hallandale Beach, Florida
The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.
Meyrin, Switzerland
Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Meyrin, Switzerland
CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.
Singapore
A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.
Singapore
30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.
Singapore
The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.
Singapore
This fountain was once heralded as the largest in the world.
Singapore
A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.
Singapore
Rainbow shutters decorate this former police station.
Singapore
This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."
Singapore
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.
Singapore
This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.
Singapore
Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.
Lausanne, Switzerland
A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.