Trakošćan, Croatia
Trakošćan Castle
This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.
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Trakošćan, Croatia
This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.
Podoštra, Croatia
Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'
Malička, Croatia
This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.
Jablanac, Croatia
The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.
Zadar, Croatia
A musical instrument played by the sea.
Pontypool, Wales
Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.
Saint Fagans, Wales
Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.
Budapest, Hungary
Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."
Guangzhou, China
The world's tallest circular building is loaded with symbolism, but many just see a big donut.
Gumeracha, Australia
You can climb to the top of the world's largest rocking horse.
Tunisia
An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.
Mexico
The population of Southeast Asian primates was introduced to Mexico in the 1970s.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These characters from a Robert Louis Stevenson novel stand in an unlikely place.
Schönefeld, Germany
This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.
Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador
This historic lighthouse has been reincarnated as the perfect picnic place.
Linköping, Sweden
Look closely, and you'll see this rusty man is crying.
Elista, Russia
The largest Buddhist city in Europe is a haven for chess fanatics.
Volgograd, Russia
Volcanic irregularity? Odd erosion? Alien eggs? Local legends compete to explain these strange orbs.
Volgograd, Russia
The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.
Clusone, Italy
A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.
New Delhi, India
A favorite haunt of Delhi's politicos and intellectuals, this old-school coffee shop was shut down under Indira Gandhi's Emergency.
New York, New York
One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.