Lo Fu Ngam, Hong Kong
Checkerboard Hill
This restored landmark once guided airliners into Kai Tak, Hong Kong's infamously dangerous former airport.
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Lo Fu Ngam, Hong Kong
This restored landmark once guided airliners into Kai Tak, Hong Kong's infamously dangerous former airport.
Nuremberg, Germany
This modest German chapel has been in use for more than 1000 years.
Den Haag, Netherlands
A buried bunker offers both a scenic view and a melancholy reminder of Duindorp’s wartime past.
Dunkerque, France
A ghostly and forgotten art deco bathhouse by the windy shore of Dunkirk, weathered but still standing.
St. Paul's Bay, Malta
This ancient burial site is a fascinating reminder of Malta's prehistoric past.
Noasca, Italy
This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.
Malmö, Sweden
A bronze sculpture on a bridge, of the shoes of 29 famous Malmöites.
Monaco
A bronze tribute to Mika Häkkinen's 1998 Monaco victory.
Wakefield, England
A surreal depiction of a South American god is actually filled with deeper symbolism.
Haapsalu, Estonia
Explore 150 years of Estonian rail history in a terminal once built for Tsar Nicholas II.
São Paulo, Brazil
Under the towering glass canopy of Google's headquarters in São Paulo's poshest neighborhood, hides a small, charming 18th-century house.
Sölden, Austria
A mountaintop museum of Bond props, sets, and cinematic secrets.
Bronx, New York
A colonial family tomb that once doubled as New York City’s secret records vault.
Tallahassee, Florida
The last surviving video rental shop in Tallahassee doubles as a cult cinema and community hub.
Glasgow, Scotland
One of the first reinforced-concrete buildings built in the UK, now abandoned.
Twin Falls, Idaho
This hulking rock formation balances on a pedestal that is 3 feet by 17 inches.
Santa Ana, California
A giant stalk of celery honors the Japanese farmers who once cultivated the area.
Astana, Kazakhstan
A theater with world-class acoustics, neo-Classical architecture and Kazakh ornaments.
Bryan, Ohio
This towering sweet treat is big enough to share... with an entire city.
Crosby, Minnesota
The site of Minnesota’s worst mining disaster, now reclaimed by nature.
Casto, Italy
Memorial full of frescoes, in the middle of nowhere.
Badajoz, Spain
This perfectly conical hill in the La Serena reservoir is humorously known as Europe's Largest Roundabout.
Bethlehem
This subterranean chapel is said to be where the Holy Family sought refuge before fleeing to Egypt.
Cirencester, England
This fascinating museum takes visitors through Britain’s Roman past.