Tokyo, Japan
Enkiri Enoki
A small shrine run entirely by vending machines.
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Tokyo, Japan
A small shrine run entirely by vending machines.
Lusaka, Zambia
All your favorite presidents of Zambia, in one convenient spot.
Brantford, Ontario
An imposing, larger-than-life statue of Alexander Graham Bell sits at the entrance of the Bell Telephone Company office.
Alexandria, Egypt
A subterranean necropolis blending Egyptian, Hellenic, and Roman traditions and art styles.
Bamburgh, England
A church instrumental in the spreading of Christianity in England and the final resting place of hundreds of Saxons.
West End, Australia
A heritage-listed, cast-iron tower that was used for stripping out components of raw coal gas.
Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Berlin, Germany
Art and concrete merge into a single entity within a WWII bunker that possesses a deeply storied and turbulent history.
England
A ruined farmhouse that inspired an (inaccurate) illustration for Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel “Wuthering Heights.”
Brantford, Ontario
The telephone was first conceived here in 1874 by Alexander Graham Bell.
Appleton, Wisconsin
This cemetery holds the bodies of at least 133 former patients.
Dangar Island, Australia
A unique car-free island in the Hawkesbuy River serviced by a regular ferry and on-island electric buggy.
As-Sabikah, Tunisia
A gem in the middle of the desert that looks like it came straight from a fairytale.
Huntington, West Virginia
Step into a converted schoolhouse packed with radios, ham gear, and a century of broadcasting history.
Hardwick, New Jersey
This scout retreat, still in use today, was the filming location for the original “Friday the 13th” film.
Choum, Mauritania
Both an engineering feat and a monument to bad colonial politics.
Kenova, West Virginia
A family-run store in an 1892 pharmacy still slings old-fashioned sodas.
Fairmont, West Virginia
This technicolor classic diner is known for its nine-pound banana splits and retro flair.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.
Scotland
A folly hidden in the woods that once became home to a cowherd.
Kungsbacka, Sweden
A statue of the heroic plumber stands outside a company that bluffed its way into being Nintendo’s Scandinavian distributor.
New York, New York
An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.
Houston, Texas
Jog (or stroll) down an esplanade of fluctuating and whimsical sculpture works.
Bjelovar, Croatia
Site of a massive 1991 ammunition depot explosion that marked a turning point in the Croatian War of Independence.