Kabul, Afghanistan
Tajbeg Palace
The abandoned palace stands as a wounded but proud beacon of Afghan hope.
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Kabul, Afghanistan
The abandoned palace stands as a wounded but proud beacon of Afghan hope.
Borås, Sweden
These miniature works of art are hiding in plain sight on buildings around the city.
Seguin, Texas
One nutty businessman’s unique tribute to an ancient tool.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.
Neillsville, Wisconsin
This odd-shaped relic from the 1964 New York World's Fair found its way back home to Wisconsin.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This rare example of Vancouver's Victorian past was the home of one of the city's first bookbinders.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.
Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon, France
A unique museum tells the story of the day-to-day life of World War I soldiers.
Marville, France
The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Kabul, Afghanistan
A sobering museum dedicated to landmines and the personnel working to remove them from Afghanistan.
Jackson, Mississippi
This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.
Schrobenhausen, Germany
Behold, a collection dedicated to Germany's favorite vegetable.
Dublin, Ireland
A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."
Rahway, New Jersey
The final resting place of a famous 19th-century murder victim whose identity is still a mystery.
Naples, Italy
An eerie, little-known Neapolitan museum filled with preserved human remains.
Eagle, Alaska
The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.
La Ferté-sur-Chiers, France
This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.
Norway
Thousands of birds nest in the cliffs while arctic foxes prowl below.
Paju, South Korea
A monument to the two U.S. officers killed by North Korean troops while trying to trim a poplar tree.
Checkendon, England
In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.