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Electric Lady Studios

New York, New York

Electric Lady Studios

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

Pighin Tower

Rovigo, Italy

Pighin Tower

Inside this medieval defense tower stands a modern residential building.

Isle of Man Steam Railway

Port Erin, Isle of Man

Isle of Man Steam Railway

A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.

Ponte delle Tette

Venice, Italy

Ponte delle Tette

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

Castle of San Zeno

Montagnana, Italy

Castle of San Zeno

A medieval castle was used for centuries as a hemp farm.

Inside the apartment

Stockholm, Sweden

Astrid Lindgrens Hem (Astrid Lindgren's House)

The apartment where Pippi Longstocking came to life.

Woodchester Mansion

Gloucestershire, England

Woodchester Mansion

A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.

Milner's Tower

Port Erin, Isle of Man

Milner's Tower

A prison tower–like edifice honoring a beloved local benefactor.

The site now consists of almost unrecognizable ruins

Italy

La Starza

This site marks the oldest known settlement in Campania, inhabited around 9,000 years ago.

Bling-Bling for the People

Stocksund, Sweden

Bling-Bling for the People

Crystal chandeliers brighten up this dark underpass.

Tomba di Nerone (Tomb of Nero)

Rome, Italy

Tomba di Nerone (Tomb of Nero)

Known for centuries as the famous Roman emperor's burial place, this monument is actually something else.

Rhine Bridge Sevelen-Vaduz

Sevelen, Switzerland

Alte Rheinbrücke (Old Rhine Bridge)

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

Heart Shaped Rih Dil Lake

Myanmar

Rih Dil

This heart-shaped lake near the border of India and Myanmar is deeply rooted in Mizo folklore.

Monteserico Castle

Genzano di Lucania, Italy

Monteserico Castle

Its look is severe, but its location, isolated on a hill in the middle of the countryside, is particularly scenic.

Praglia Abbey

Convento Praglia, Italy

Praglia Abbey

In this nearly 1,000-year-old monastery, monks painstakingly restore old books.

The Chained Oak

Alton, England

The Chained Oak

A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.

The Chagall Windows of St. Stephan’s

Mainz, Germany

The Chagall Windows of St. Stephan’s

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

Lyells Ek (Lyell's Oak)

Stockholm, Sweden

Lyells Ek (Lyell's Oak)

This tree was once used to calculate the decrease of the Baltic Sea.

Sesshōseki, also known as the Killing Stone.

Nasu, Japan

Sesshōseki (Killing Stone)

Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.

Abbey of Santa Maria a Mare

San Nicola di Tremiti, Italy

Abbey of Santa Maria a Mare

An abandoned monastery sits on a far-off island in the Adriatic Sea.

Assekrem

Tamanrasset, Algeria

Assekrem

A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.

Teleférico la Garrucha (Garrucha Cable Car)

Jardín, Colombia

Teleférico la Garrucha (Garrucha Cable Car)

Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?

Bessie, the girl in the shadow box.

St. Louis, Missouri

The Girl in the Shadow Box

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

Massimo Listri Foundation

Florence, Italy

Massimo Listri Foundation

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

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