Dunbar, Scotland
Belhaven Bridge
At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.
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Dunbar, Scotland
At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.
Shanghai, China
The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.
Inyo County, California
This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.
Santa Marta, Colombia
An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Lostwithiel, England
The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.
Bodnant Hall, Wales
A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.
Cork, Ireland
A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.
Gildeskål, Norway
Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.
Flourtown, Pennsylvania
This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.
Kowloon, Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.
Winkler County, Texas
Two massive and unstable sinkholes are yearning to unite, and their consummation could be catastrophic.
Yemen
A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.
Toronto, Ontario
A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.
Sasso di Castalda, Italy
Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.
Abang, Indonesia
Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.
Hampi, India
The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.
Rahway, New Jersey
The final resting place of a famous 19th-century murder victim whose identity is still a mystery.
Jodhpur, India
Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.
Geneva, Illinois
A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.
Adalaj, India
A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Hastings, England
This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.
Larne, Northern Ireland
It is said a heartbroken man visited the gap every day to stare blankly out at the sea.