Manchester, England
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
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Manchester, England
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
Berkeley, California
One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.
Amarillo, Texas
These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.
Lee, Florida
This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.
Thurmont, Maryland
This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.
Taza Province, Morocco
The true depths of these stunning Moroccan caves are unknown.
Muskegon, Michigan
The former home is said to be haunted by the ghosts of the beloved mayor and his wife who lived here.
Sterling, Virginia
This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.
Southport, England
The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.
Tallinn, Estonia
Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.
Poggioreale, Italy
This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.
Belgrade, Serbia
A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.
Port Jervis, New York
A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.
Kawasaki, Japan
One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.
Flagler Beach, Florida
The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.
Maldonado, Uruguay
Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Baltasound, Scotland
This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.
Tlell, British Columbia
The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.
Portland, Oregon
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.