Ilkley, England
Ilkley Moor
This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.
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Ilkley, England
This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.
Nazca, Peru
This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.
Cusco, Peru
Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?
Chartres, France
A once drab public housing estate is transformed into a colorful gallery of trompe l’oeil murals.
Moscow, Russia
One of the largest collections of socialist realist art shows the surprising depth of the official art of the Soviet Union.
Beruwala, Sri Lanka
This amazing mountain temple is topped by one of the tallest sitting Buddha statues in the world.
Akranes, Iceland
Iceland's only steampunk shop imagines a retro-futuristic world that never was.
Chachapoyas, Peru
This well held a sacred source of water supposedly unleashed from the barren rocks by a wizard-like archbishop.
Hull, England
What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.
Ypres, Belgium
A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.
London, England
An unsanctioned shrine that sprung up outside the late singer's home is causing a stir in London's Highgate neighborhood.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Thimphu, Bhutan
Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.
Trongsa, Bhutan
The largest and, arguably, most scenic fortress in Bhutan.
Province de Ouarzazate, Morocco
An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."
Szentendre, Hungary
A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.
Lima, Peru
A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.
Florence, Italy
A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.
Bruges, Belgium
You would never come across this tiny green oasis if you didn't know it existed.
Mae Klong, Thailand
Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.
Guano, Ecuador
A mummified Spanish monk found in the walls of an Ecuadorian church, alongside a mummified mouse.
Agoura Hills, California
An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.