Auckland, New Zealand
Symonds Street Cemetery
One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s.
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Auckland, New Zealand
One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s.
Nga Khin Nyo Gyee Island, Myanmar
This remote island known for its balancing boulder may have inspired Peter Pan's Neverland.
Wrocław, Poland
This oddly beautiful water cistern is a techno-temple to the wet stuff and a multimedia masterpiece.
London, England
This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.
Madrid, Spain
For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.
Littlefield, Arizona
This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.
Hailuoto, Finland
This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.
Świdnica, Poland
This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.
Wheeling, West Virginia
The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.
Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
Legend has it this historic port was a popular hideout and smuggling spot for pirates.
Nokia, Finland
This honeycomb-textured tafone looks like a petrified troll head.
Manchester, England
This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.
Texcoco, Mexico
Get a close look at the gigantic remains of long-extinct mammoths.
Zoor, Kuwait
Wander among the ghostly ruins of an island where civilization flourished for thousands of years.
Colunga, Spain
A wonderful collection of fossilized dinosaurs and other creatures that roamed the landscape millions of years ago.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.
Villa Park, Illinois
This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.
Cabanas, Spain
This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.
Mexico City, Mexico
Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.
Boise, Idaho
When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.
Wrocław, Poland
A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.
Zurich, Switzerland
A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.