Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
Saltburn Cliff Lift
This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
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Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.
Quedlinburg, Germany
The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.
London, England
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
Oroville, California
The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.
Washington, D.C.
There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.
Toledo, Spain
The ruins of an ancient stadium that hosted gripping chariot and horse races.
Iceland
Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.
Taylor, Nebraska
This Nebraska town wants to double its population with plywood cut-outs of townsfolk.
Leuven, Belgium
The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.
Ticonderoga, New York
A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.
Tandjouare, Togo
Hidden dwellings in the cliffsides of North Togo used by local Moba tribes to evade 18th-century slave traders.
Fanny Bay, British Columbia
The whimsical legacy of a Canadian artist.
Suminoe-ku, Japan
An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”
Lucca, Italy
This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.
Lund, Sweden
A modern, secular take on a traditional Virgin Mary motif.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.
Venice, Italy
The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.
Dilijan, Armenia
The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.
Washington, D.C.
When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.
Alexandria, Scotland
A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.
Cortez, Florida
An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.
Washington, D.C.
The national park was once a plantation estate.