Zagreb, Croatia
Zrinjevac Meteorological Column
This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.
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Zagreb, Croatia
This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.
Queens, New York
A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.
Guadalajara, Mexico
This singular Mexican structure is considered a masterpiece of the Tapatía architectural school.
São Miguel, Portugal
One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.
Huauchinango, Mexico
This modernist church's massive sci-fi dome may be one of Latin America's largest.
Fairbanks, Alaska
The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.
Fakenham, England
The last gas works in England and Wales details how people once extracted the resource from coal.
Québec City, Québec
The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.
Athens, Greece
The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.
Guanajuato, Mexico
This colonial mining complex is now home to magnificent themed gardens.
Concord, Massachusetts
The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.
Romangordo, Spain
This small Spanish village is home to dozens of public paintings meant to trick the eye.
Gränichen, Switzerland
The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.
New York, New York
After surviving abandonment, this powerful Latin American mural is alive again.
Mexico City, Mexico
This collection of promotional calendars preserves a staple of mid-century Mexican pop art.
Donna Nook, England
The adorable animals return to this nature reserve every fall to give birth to their pups.
Chilmark, Massachusetts
A red brick monolith is all that remains of New England’s first commercial brickyard.
Southend-on-Sea, England
This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.
Mexico City, Mexico
This Mexico City subway station will make you feel like you've been transported to the London Underground.
Westmoreland, Tennessee
This tiny 19th-century tunnel was built so a man could move his cows from one field to another.
Katastari, Greece
These abandoned salt flats are now a haven for wildlife.
Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
A 13th-century Swiss castle houses a collection of artifacts from the Polish diaspora.