Bridgend, Wales
St. John's House
This 500-year-old Tudor home is a treasure trove of history and mystery.
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Bridgend, Wales
This 500-year-old Tudor home is a treasure trove of history and mystery.
Washington, D.C.
The district's only illusionarium supports free writing programs for local students with every purchase.
Sirjan, Iran
Hundreds of stones dangle from barren trees in the middle of the desert.
Moni Strofadon, Greece
A lonely medieval monastery on an uninhabited island.
Cayman Islands
This tiny, charming synagogue in the Cayman Islands was built by a man as a present for his Jewish wife.
Witcham, England
The best place to acquire pea shooting fame.
Jordan
This ancient stone necropolis is in danger of disappearing.
Rujm el-Hiri, Golan
Tens of thousands of rocks make up what is thought to be a giant star calendar.
Qoqek, China
Eurasia's most difficult place to hang out, and farthest point from sea access.
Duns, Scotland
The beloved war-time celebrity spent time in the area before retiring to the Edinburgh Zoo.
Tecopa, California
Peek inside this sandy mailbox and you'll spot kids' letters to Santa.
Bognor Regis, England
Poet William Blake penned some of his most famous work during his brief stay at this beloved country cottage.
Dorloo, New York
The only American museum exclusively dedicated to the exhibition of gloves.
King's Lynn, England
This captivating Bronze Age timber circle spent centuries concealed by the tides.
Athens, Greece
This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.
Belmont, New York
An off the grid woodland retreat that harkens back to days long forgotten.
Unzen-shi, Japan
Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.
Baker, California
No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Spinkhill, England
A gardener saved a beloved clock face from destruction by building it into a wall outside his house.
Larrivière-Saint-Savin, France
This medieval chapel is now a shrine to the region's favorite sport.
Shinile, Ethiopia
The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.
Northern Mariana Islands
The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.
New Zealand
The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.
New York, New York
The phone booths of New York City have all but disappeared, but their remains were once found in this "graveyard," sadly now removed as well.