Shorewood, Wisconsin
Shorewood Ghost Train
A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.
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Shorewood, Wisconsin
A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.
Dunfermline, Scotland
A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Melbourne, Australia
A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.
Ioannina, Greece
Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.
Melbourne, Australia
A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.
Larne, Northern Ireland
An unassuming tribute to engineer William Bald and the workers who built one of Europe's most scenic coastal roads.
Eyam, England
One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."
Cienfuegos, Cuba
A cemetery full of exquisite statuary, including a monument to a woman some say died of a broken heart.
Fillmore, Utah
The only completed wing of Utah's first capitol is filled with artifacts and odd stories about its past.
Savannah, Georgia
A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.
Charlottesville, Virginia
The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.
Zacatecas, Mexico
Fragments of the former temple's lost facade are now displayed in a strange library of stones.
Charlemont, Massachusetts
A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.
Wisbech, England
Peek inside restored planes at this off-the-beaten-path collection of aviation archaeology.
Iceland
The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.
Durango, Mexico
A historic cemetery doubles as a museum containing hundreds of unique tombs sculpted by a single artist.
Lisbon, Portugal
One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.
East Jerusalem, Israel
The abandoned shell of what would have been the Jordanian royal family's summer palace.
Shiraz, Iran
A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.
Quincy, Massachusetts
The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.
Cambridge, Maryland
This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.
Comuna Obreja, Romania
The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.