Tambon Nong Lu, Thailand
Wat Saam Prasob, the Sunken Temple
During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.
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Tambon Nong Lu, Thailand
During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.
Rome, Italy
The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.
Rome, Italy
An enigmatic modern marker left next to a historic Roman site.
San Marcello Pistoiese, Italy
A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.
Washington, D.C.
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Portland, Oregon
Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."
Simi Valley, California
The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
La Paz, Bolivia
The celebrity luchadores of La Paz are tough ladies in traditional petticoats and braids.
Larvik, Norway
What might look like a cliffside sacrificial altar at first glance is actually a stone compass pointing to cities and lighthouses all around the world.
Cornell, California
A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.
Linköping, Sweden
From under the bed of one of the co-founders, this server helped launch the notorious file-sharing website.
Varese, Italy
A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.
Staten Island, New York
A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.
Tainan City, Taiwan
A festival where people vie to be bombarded by exploding clusters of fireworks.
Pramarzo, Italy
Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.
Lainate, Italy
An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.
Doganella di Ninfa, Italy
Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.
Milan, Italy
Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.
Milan, Italy
This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.
Genoa, Italy
A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Venice, Italy
This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.