Zermatt, Switzerland
Mountaineers' Cemetery
This Swiss cemetery is reserved for people who died in climbing accidents.
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Zermatt, Switzerland
This Swiss cemetery is reserved for people who died in climbing accidents.
Leeds, England
The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.
Brooklyn, New York
This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.
Gapyeong-gun, South Korea
This small island declared independence from South Korea in the hopes of attracting tourists.
Dayton, Nevada
The smallest country in the world.
Fishers Island, New York
Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.
Enklinge, Åland Islands
This archipelago homestead-turned-museum has remained the same since its last resident, born in 1897, died in 1973.
Hawkshead, England
This small village museum contains the schoolboy scratchings of William Wordsworth.
Mauritania
The second largest monolith in the world was once betrayed by its lover, Ben Aicha.
Dresden, Germany
The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
Oak Park, Illinois
After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.
Angles-sur-l'Anglin, France
This imposing castle has stood for nearly a thousand years.
San Ignacio, Mexico
This gorgeous stretch of coastline is home to beautiful views and centuries-old rock art.
Stockton, California
Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.
Sioux City, Iowa
America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The largest cattle market on earth holds live auctions open to the public every week.
Barnsdall, Oklahoma
A tiny but mighty little pumper sits in the middle of the street, waiting for the next big oil strike.
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror."
Gardner, Massachusetts
This historic Victorian mansion is allegedly so haunted that a signed waiver is required to enter.
San Pellegrino Terme, Italy
This lavish 20th-century casino adorns labels for San Pellegrino water.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Below this enormous headstone lie Billy and Benny McCrary, better known as the "McGuire Twins."
Saba, Caribbean Netherlands
The highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands is on a remote Caribbean island atop a dormant volcano.
Rome, Italy
This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The world's only surviving heavy cruiser has a haunting history.