Savannah, Georgia
The Pirates' House
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
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Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
South Hero, Vermont
Driftwood dinosaurs lurk within trees covered in a rainbow array of avian abodes.
Antonito, Colorado
An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.
Stockholm, Sweden
A golden egg-shaped sauna in the Arctic tundra.
Stuttgart, Germany
This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.
Concepción, Chile
Dedicated to the first German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, this aging edifice is the only one of its kind in the Americas.
Tryon, North Carolina
The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.
Athens, Greece
A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.
Chicago, Illinois
To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.
Livorno, Italy
This Tuscan church contains a gallery of over 700 ex-votos depicting near-death experiences.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
Whimsical woolen creatures have taken over this historic Northern Ireland park.
Iran
A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.
Bulgan, Mongolia
Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.
Rajac, Serbia
Beautifully carved tombstones fill this unmarked graveyard, uniquely situated near the village's famous stone wine cellars.
Malacca, Malaysia
A mausoleum dedicated to a warrior felled by misplaced loyalty and tragic circumstances.
Munich, Germany
The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.
Kings Clipstone, England
These bleak 800-year-old ruins were once the royal residence of choice for hunting in Sherwood Forest.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Where the notorious gang lived while on the run from the FBI.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
During World War II the Thorp building was guarded by the OSS, FBI, and US Navy because of the top-secret bombsight being produced there.
Chicago, Illinois
No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.
Chinsali, Zambia
A secluded natural oasis hidden deep along a rainforest trail.
Manchester, England
The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.