Svetlogorsk, Russia
Svetlogorsk Beach Gondolas
These tiny cabins on a cableway have been carrying visitors at a Baltic resort down to the beach since 1912.
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Svetlogorsk, Russia
These tiny cabins on a cableway have been carrying visitors at a Baltic resort down to the beach since 1912.
Meknes, Morocco
Designed as a labyrinth, this subterranean prison was crafted without bars or doors.
Alianello, Italy
Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.
Plaisance Ward, Seychelles
In the middle of a busy residential neighborhood, a small roofless church being reclaimed by nature.
Rangsdorf, Germany
The ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.
Toronto, Ontario
A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.
Royal National Park, Australia
A sparkling sandstone cliffside that's worth a visit while it still exists.
Berlin, Germany
An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.
Munich, Germany
A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.
Lido, Italy
Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.
Los Angeles, California
Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.
Estacada, Oregon
A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.
Sperlonga, Italy
The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.
New Canaan, Connecticut
Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Whistler, British Columbia
This egg-shaped treehouse was inspired by "sport sleeping."
Tlell, British Columbia
Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left by the Haida.
Osoyoos, British Columbia
A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.
Burnaby, British Columbia
While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Spain
Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.