Tallahassee, Florida
Lake Jackson Ecopassage
This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.
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Tallahassee, Florida
This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.
Miami, Florida
This extensive display of bobbleheads is a tribute to one of the most unique pieces of sports memorabilia.
Gainesville, Florida
A trek through the solar system here on earth.
Lisbon, Portugal
Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.
Lisbon, Portugal
This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Lisbon, Portugal
Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.
Key West, Florida
These large-scale reproductions of Mario Sanchez’s colorful pictures and murals feel like a walk around a small movie set, and also lead you down an imaginary “street” of past decades.
Boston, Massachusetts
A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.
Gibraltar
There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.
Cádiz, Spain
The discovery of these rare, ancient artifacts led to the creation of a new museum.
Cádiz, Spain
The world's most elegant power lines.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
Tampa, Florida
These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.
Tampa, Florida
This sculpture is one of many stunning features along Tampa’s Riverwalk.
Pisa, Italy
The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Sterling, Virginia
These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.