Mexico City, Mexico
Pantheon of San Fernando
The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.
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Mexico City, Mexico
The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.
Irlavas pagasts, Latvia
A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.
Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.
Hilliard, Ohio
A retro walk through the history of the tube.
Morgantown, West Virginia
A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.
Moira, England
This early 19th-century blast furnace only survived because it was a financial and technical failure.
Iisalmi, Finland
The smallest restaurant in the world.
Civitacampomarano, Italy
A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.
Seki-shi, Japan
This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.
Leiden, Netherlands
An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.
Akron, New York
A masked wrestling legend has opened the first U.S. course devoted to a meditative Japanese golf variant.
Ochopee, Florida
This isolated airport in the middle of the Everglades sees more alligators than planes.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The Netherlands' first car tunnel has an unusually rectangular shape.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's largest optical telescope sits on a rooftop in Stockholm.
Chartres, France
The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.
Hobart, Australia
Countless expeditions have left Tasmania to explore Antarctica, but this island state has an even deeper connection with the sea.
Florence, Italy
Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.
Watford, England
Flying high, this unusual hornet statue celebrates the local soccer team formerly owned by Elton John.
Santa Barbara, California
This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.
Talasea, Papua New Guinea
Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.
Labruge, Portugal
Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.
Oxford, England
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
London, England
A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.