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This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

An abandoned company town and cement factory outside of Bogotá, now haunted by ghosts and scofflaws.

One of the biggest mysteries of Central Queensland: How did this truck spontaneously combust with the force of a massive bomb?

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

This magnificent work of art captures the spirit of the region.

Scrap material from around Eritrea finds a new life at this outdoor market, where upcycling is a lifestyle.

This previously dilapidated alleyway has been transformed into one of Melbourne's finest hidden art locations.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

An unofficial monument to the late King of Pop sits at the base of a Renaissance composer's statue

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

This 18th-century fort surrounded by a moat was used to store gun powder and ammunition, and now sits in the middle of a large park in Dublin.

This ingenious engineering solution was built to stop the "theft" of canal water.

Located along Lysaya Mountain, this monastery is home to the largest statue of Buddha in Russia.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

Only a few walls remain of the last church the Pilgrims used before they sailed to North America.

In this beloved beach town, a secret seafood haven lies tucked behind a car wash.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

A quaint village where bomb casings from the Second Indochina War have been repurposed into mundane objects.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

This small church is surrounded by a landscape filled with hidden Zapotec ruins.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

This medieval church in a small Austrian village is home to a 700-year-old Mickey Mouse lookalike.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.