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Macuti Lighthouse and Shipwreck

Beira, Mozambique

Macuti Lighthouse and Shipwreck

This rusted shipwreck directly in front of a century-old abandoned lighthouse looks almost surreal.

Congolese Kuyu sculptures.

Birchington-on-Sea, England

Powell-Cotton Ethnographic Collection

A vast archive of cultural artifacts collected from numerous expeditions across Africa and Asia.

The inner dome of the Monopteros.

Munich, Germany

Monopteros

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

Grindhouse Video.
Permanently Closed

Knoxville, Tennessee

Grindhouse Video

This video store is a horror buff's dream.

La Casa Estrecha.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

La Casa Estrecha (The Narrow House)

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

Statue of Aryabhata at IUCAA Pune.

Pune, India

Statue of Aryabhata

A tribute to the creator of the present day Hindu number system.

Cabin in the Ascensore Castello d'Albertis-Montegall.etto

Genoa, Italy

Ascensore Castello d'Albertis-Montegalletto

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

Sternenweg Sculpture

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sternenweg Sculpture

This enormous abstract sculpture is part jungle gym, part elaborate noise-making machine.

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Lewisburg, West Virginia

Lost World Caverns

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

Nuuk Center

Nuuk, Greenland

Nuuk Center

Greenland's first shopping mall also hosts the country's government.

Old quarry.

Heilam, Scotland

Ard Neackie Lime Kilns

The ruins of a defunct limestone quarry still haunt this Scottish promontory.

György Ráth Museum

Budapest, Hungary

György Ráth Museum

A Hungarian optometrist's charming collection of Asian art and curiosities.

Péter Mansfeld falls toward death.

Budapest, Hungary

Péter Mansfeld Monument

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

The salt marsh south of the nature center.

Brooklyn, New York

Marine Park Salt Marsh

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

Kitchen.

Erie, Colorado

Wise Homestead Museum

This restored farmhouse is a time capsule of a 19th-century Colorado homestead.

The world's most complicated way to pour a cup of tea.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mark Bischof's Studio

This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.

Michel Goulet chair.

Lyon, France

Curiosities Garden

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

WaldMenschen Sculpture Trail

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

WaldMenschen Sculpture Trail

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

Hsi Lai Temple

Hacienda Heights, California

Hsi Lai Temple

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

The gyrus in front and a granary to the rear.

Baginton, England

Lunt Roman Fort

This reconstructed ancient fort was home to one of the few horse training rings in the Roman Empire.

Abandoned Scar House Village

Harrogate, England

Abandoned Scar House Village

The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.

The cover for the cheese featured the movie poster for Top Secret.

Hawthorne, California

SpaceX Space Cheese

The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.

Tweeddale Court.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Tweeddale Court

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

Monumento a la Revolución.

Mexico City, Mexico

Monumento a la Revolución

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

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