Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
This site was once the religious, cultural, and trade center of Sri Lanka.
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Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
This site was once the religious, cultural, and trade center of Sri Lanka.
Rifle, Colorado
You might want to bring a rain jacket to this travertine triple waterfall.
Culross, Scotland
The final resting place of three children, infected with the Black Death, who all died on the same day.
Kagoshima, Japan
Once a year, these 'visitor deities' chase away evil spirits with a phallic-shaped staff.
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
This ancient Roman town was revered for the healing waters of its sacred spring.
Xagħra, Malta
Local legend associates this large limestone chunk with a giantess, but archeologists say it may be the remains of a neolithic burial chamber.
Taunton, Massachusetts
This historic psychiatric hospital is haunted by its chilling past.
Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé, France
A cozy, cave-like home hidden in the French countryside.
Wellfleet, Massachusetts
The first transatlantic wireless communication between the U.S. and Europe took place here in 1903.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Once a year, the ruins of an ancient village come alive with hundreds of glowing farolitos.
Osaka, Japan
Visit a speakeasy-like indie cinema specializing in 16mm and 35mm films.
Minoh, Japan
Try maple leaf tempura at the trailside shop that brought it back from oblivion.
Malawali N.m., India
Ancient rock-cut caves adorned with Buddhist inscriptions and sculptures.
Cahokia Heights, Illinois
One of the last remaining French Colonial style churches, this centuries-old building was constructed using upright logs and no nails.
Blumenau, Brazil
The final resting place of the cats that once belonged to a Brazilian actress.
Twentynine Palms, California
An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.
Bontoc, Philippines
These caves are full of coffins, but we can't say who the bodies belong to.
Concord, Massachusetts
This historic hotel was once home to Henry David Thoreau and rumored to be haunted by ghosts of fallen soldiers from the American Revolution.
Beverly, Washington
A large, historic railroad trestle over the Columbia River is now open for non-motorized traffic.
Taunton, Massachusetts
This rocking chair headstone is allegedly haunted by the spirit of a young girl named Pearl.
Bagillt, Wales
This towering, fire-breathing dragon guards a community’s buried treasure.
Couvin, Belgium
This bunker site once briefly used by Hitler now features locals’ accounts of German occupation.
Bern, Switzerland
Dining in this grain cellar feels like stepping onto a fantasy film set.
Nothing, Arizona
Nothing to see here.