Dakar, Senegal
Bantyii Dibiterie
A smoky doorway in Dakar leads to one of the city’s great communal eating experiences.
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Dakar, Senegal
A smoky doorway in Dakar leads to one of the city’s great communal eating experiences.
Plaisance Ward, Seychelles
In the middle of a busy residential neighborhood, a small roofless church being reclaimed by nature.
Commessaggio, Italy
A floating bridge leaning on barges allows pedestrians to reach the historical center.
Kyoto, Japan
A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.
Penrith, England
A series of idealized caves carved to entertain guests.
Shiroishi, Japan
A town's namesake rock has served as a spiritual matchmaker for hundreds of years.
Ta Pek, Thailand
This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.
Malton, England
A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.
Haroldswick, Scotland
Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.
Avezzano, Italy
This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.
Toronto, Ontario
A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.
Esztergom, Hungary
An abandoned cable car station located on the Danube stands like a haunted house above the river.
Seaham, England
For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.
Oakland, Illinois
An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.
São Bento do Canto, Portugal
This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.
Iron Mountain, Michigan
Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.
Garderhouse, Scotland
The main feature of these gardens is a rarity in the northernmost part of Scotland: trees.
Essex, England
This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.
Breckenridge, Colorado
Above Breckenridge, a destructive mining technique sits sunken in a small pond.
Warwick, Rhode Island
Despite the name, this narrow bridge isn't very dangerous at all.
Daroca, Spain
This tunnel was built in order to protect the village of Daroca from flash floods during rainy seasons.
Heysham, England
These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.
Covilha, Portugal
Panoramic views from the mountains over a facility built to provide tuberculosis patients with fresh mountain air.
Shetland Islands, Scotland
A memorial to a 19th-century fishing disaster that had deep repercussions across Shetland.