Tarpon Springs, Florida
The Weeping Icon of Saint Nicholas
No one knows how or why this painting appeared to produce crystallized tears.
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Tarpon Springs, Florida
No one knows how or why this painting appeared to produce crystallized tears.
Kigali, Rwanda
This center in the Rwandan capital supports women’s livelihoods while educating visitors about traditional cooking, craft making, and more.
Chugwater, Wyoming
A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.
Killeany, Ireland
A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.
Durham, England
Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.
Valletta, Malta
This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.
Elgin, Nebraska
More than 150 working bells from churches and one-room-schoolhouses across the Great Plains are assembled in one man's yard.
Tokyo, Japan
Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.
Srandakan, Indonesia
In this rare traditional factory, three generations of know-how, several strong cows, and a one-ton mortar come together to make Yogyakarta's famous "ugly noodles."
Gadebusch, Germany
This unusual sculpture depicts how coins were made when minting was done by hand.
San Severino, Italy
This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.
Groningen, Netherlands
Every winter, this former planetarium is transformed into a massive, brightly-lit Christmas ornament.
Tonosho, Japan
The world's narrowest strait is often mistaken for a canal.
Ravenna, Italy
Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.
Pescocostanzo, Italy
A fairy-tale-like forest that was sacred to Jupiter and Saint Anthony.
Lund, Sweden
The indecision over what to place in this square was immortalized with a plaque.
Nashville, Indiana
Where hikers on the Tecumseh Trail can exchange a dirty sock for a free geode.
Chester, England
Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.
Istanbul, Turkey
A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.
Iron Mountain, Michigan
Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.
Puente Viesgo, Spain
The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.
Norwich, England
This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.
Dublin, Ireland
This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.