Italy
Italia Viaduct
Constructed during the 1960s, this bridge is still the highest in Italy.
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Italy
Constructed during the 1960s, this bridge is still the highest in Italy.
Stockholm, Sweden
A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.
Perissa, Greece
This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.
Fort Nelson, British Columbia
Home to vintage vehicles and local artifacts, this museum also houses a rare taxidermy specimen.
Mkhomazi Wilderness area, South Africa
Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.
Malmö, Sweden
This quarry filled with 65 million-year-old limestone is now home to a nature reserve.
Mito, Japan
An old-fashioned school with interesting grounds and deep history, including the original Mito Castle gate.
Rome, Italy
This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."
Hove, England
An unassuming churchyard is the resting place of a pioneering surveyor and reluctant namesake of a mountain.
Falkirk, Scotland
This abandoned mausoleum from 1815 sits deep within the forest surrounding Callendar House.
Cervantes, Australia
One of the few places in the world home to living stromatolites.
Mercogliano, Italy
During World War II, the Shroud of Turin was secreted to this remote southern Italian complex.
Greece
Τhis feline monument commemorates fallen soldiers on a field that saw many, many battles.
Lorton, Virginia
Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.
Leiden, Netherlands
The remnants of a WWI naval mine that once terrorized the country now decorates a street.
East Haddam, Connecticut
An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Paestum, Italy
The only visible remains of this ancient Greek underground temple is its roof protruding from the earth.
Grazie, Italy
In this medieval church, a centuries-old stuffed crocodile hangs from the ceiling.
Carndonagh, Ireland
This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.
Codrongianos, Italy
A striped 12th-century basilica sits in the countryside of Sardinia.
Brooklyn, New York
The inventor of the Coney Island hot dog rests in a grand mausoleum in Brooklyn.
Mexico City, Mexico
A few steps from the site of the Tlatelolco massacre, this museum tells the story of Mexico's 1968 student protests.
Halstead, England
A hunched figure depicted on the signs honors a local gentleman who died on an Antarctic expedition.