Bangkok, Thailand
Nightingale-Olympic
Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.
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Bangkok, Thailand
Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.
Kampong Thom, Cambodia
This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.
Phumi Khna Rôngvoas, Cambodia
This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Bangkok, Thailand
The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.
Bangkok, Thailand
A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.
Bangkok, Thailand
A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.
Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.
Dearborn, Michigan
One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.
Detroit, Michigan
One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."
Detroit, Michigan
The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.
Detroit, Michigan
These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.
Allen Park, Michigan
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.
Harvard, Massachusetts
This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.
Brookline, Massachusetts
The 1920s child prodigy author was last seen here at her Brookline home before vanishing at age 25.
Brookline, Massachusetts
The oldest playground in America.
Budapest, Hungary
A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.