Chicago, Illinois
Calumet Fisheries
One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.
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Chicago, Illinois
One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.
London, England
This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.
Tilburg, Netherlands
A dream-like maze full of strange art, surreal spaces, and fantasy landscapes to get lost in.
Jinja, Uganda
The final resting place of soldiers who fell during the First and Second World Wars.
Metten, Germany
This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.
Sidney, Ohio
The headquarters of a pioneering cast iron and cast aluminum cookware company is in ruins, but still standing.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This enormous, elaborate tomb looks oddly out of place next to a suburban Edinburgh bowling club.
Porto, Portugal
Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.
Manchester, New Hampshire
This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.
Woods Landing-Jelm, Wyoming
Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.
Amman, Jordan
An oasis of shade and color amidst the bustle of the old city.
Buxton, England
This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.
Whitby, England
These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.
Los Angeles, California
This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.
Krakow, Poland
Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.
Ellsworth, Maine
This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.
Yermo, California
Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Norwich, England
A 16th-century footpath said to be haunted by a young girl that died trapped within its misshapen old house.
Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.
Sutton Courtenay, England
In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.
London, England
The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.
New York, New York
These small stands sell Malian snacks to worshippers and passersby after Friday prayers in Harlem.