Pune, India
Sapindya Mahadev Temple
An ancient temple of Lord Shiva was rediscovered in an excavation in 2003.
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Pune, India
An ancient temple of Lord Shiva was rediscovered in an excavation in 2003.
Stockholm, Sweden
At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.
Kenora, Ontario
This log house sits in the remote Canadian wilderness, and holds a mysterious tale of the trapper who built it.
Neo Chorio, Cyprus
Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.
Valley Falls, Oregon
Oregon's only closed-basin hypersaline lake, an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, is in danger of drying up completely.
Geneva, Illinois
This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.
Tangier, Morocco
Known to backpackers as the "Steps of Doom," this walkway carved into the side of a seaside cliff leads to the Roman Tombs.
Bisley, England
This holy spring and its well have been the site of religious devotion for millennia.
Henfield, England
This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.
Duvauchelle, New Zealand
A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.
Tanuf, Oman
The ruins in this village were caused by something more sinister than neglect.
Singapore
These secretive tunnels were once the site of a Royal Air Force fuel reserve depot.
Bristol, England
Perhaps the most obscure, simplistic Banksy installation found in Bristol or in the entire world.
Ossining, New York
At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
This Connecticut ferry has been operating in some form since 1655.
Istanbul, Turkey
Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.
Peldon, England
This ancient causeway can flood daily, leaving Mersea Island as a true island for hours at a time, and cutting its 7,000 residents off from the mainland.
Istanbul, Turkey
Wash down heaping platters of meze with raki at one of the city's best taverns.
Istanbul, Turkey
This family-owned canteen has been selling goat milk ice cream since 1933.
Istanbul, Turkey
Come for the whole sides of slow-roasted lamb, stay for the regional Kurdish specialties.
Olmedo, Spain
The best collection of Mudéjar building replicas gathered in a theme park in Olmedo.
Velha Goa, India
A mysterious burial crypt that was rediscovered inside a cathedral in Velha Goa.
Cerne Abbas, England
This miraculous well is said to heal the sick, grant wishes, and tell the future.
Summer Lake, Oregon
Stay in an old lookout cabin atop Oregon's spectacular Winter Ridge.