Nijmegen, Netherlands
Verloren Toren
Once a forgotten city-wall tower, now the centerpiece of an underground bicycle parking.
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Nijmegen, Netherlands
Once a forgotten city-wall tower, now the centerpiece of an underground bicycle parking.
Mossel Bay, South Africa
A cave that was home to humans 160 thousand years ago.
Cary, North Carolina
This old radio building from the 1930s inspired the WSQK radio station featured in the last season of “Stranger Things.”
Sambhar, India
India’s largest inland salt lake, whose blinding white salt flats create one of the most surreal landscapes in the Thar Desert.
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Originally known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Norristown, this campus stands as a fascinating piece of medical history.
Gothenburg, Sweden
A devilish mask still mocks a king’s rumored love nest across the street.
San Bruno, California
This place claims to be North America’s first vegan convenience store.
Belle Vue, Saint Lucia
A volcanically-heated waterfall in the St. Lucian rainforest.
Yerevan, Armenia
Hidden 2600-year-old Urartian tomb is located in close proximity to a busy shopping mall.
Oka, Guam
The forgotten site of Guam’s first civilian hospital, where crumbling concrete foundations overlook the sea.
Athens, Greece
Rest stops along this pathway offer some of the best views of the Acropolis of Athens.
Xian Shi, China
A life-sized imperial army, buried in battle formation, has stood underground for over 2,000 years—built not for war, but for eternity.
Glossop, England
Mediaeval cross marking an old Roman ridgeway on the top of moors in the Peak District.
Cleveland, Tennessee
This is the resting place of the meanest rooster in Cleveland, Tennessee.
Čučuci, Montenegro
Tucked into the hills above Rafailovići, this small hidden waterfall offers a rare pocket of calm just minutes from Montenegro’s crowded Adriatic beaches.
California
An improbable creek near Death Valley, not far from the oldest surviving Euro-American structure in the Mojave Desert.
Memphis, Tennessee
The only museum in North America dedicated to Memphis hoodoo history.
Rome, Italy
See one of the earliest depictions of a Christian ceremony – with a woman at the center!
England
A ruined farmhouse that inspired an (inaccurate) illustration for Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel “Wuthering Heights.”
Alexandria, Egypt
A subterranean necropolis blending Egyptian, Hellenic, and Roman traditions and art styles.
Tokyo, Japan
A small shrine run entirely by vending machines.
Morgan City, Louisiana
The only place in the world where the general public can walk aboard an authentic offshore drilling rig.
As-Sabikah, Tunisia
A gem in the middle of the desert that looks like it came straight from a fairytale.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.