Hildesheim, Germany
The Thousand-Year Rose
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
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Hildesheim, Germany
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Augsburg, Germany
In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Berlin, Germany
When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.
Grünwald, Germany
This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.
Berlin, Germany
A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Tambon Chong Sakae, Thailand
In Phetchaburi, Thailand, a roadside vendor cooks his fare with 1,000 mirrors and the power of the sun.
Wrocław, Poland
A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.
Kayabwe, Uganda
This small roadside eatery exists in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, as the equator runs right through it.
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany
A top-secret bunker now turned museum, is an eerie look at what life would have looked like in the event of nuclear war.
São Miguel, Portugal
When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, New Zealand
The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.
Terlingua, Texas
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Hammonton, New Jersey
In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.
Eufaula, Alabama
An autonomous oak in Alabama.
Timmins, Ontario
It's 2 billion years old!
Singapore
A Singapore shrine to an unnamed German girl who has become a local deity.
Singapore
The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.
Naftah, Tunisia
Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.
Billund, Denmark
The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.
Silkeborg, Denmark
Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.