Huntsville, Texas
Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery
Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.
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Huntsville, Texas
Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.
São Paulo, Brazil
The first model village in Brazil, built in 1917 to house workers at the jute sack factory.
Santo André, Brazil
The remains of a British railway rusting in the jungle mist of a Brazilian mountainside.
Tokyo, Japan
Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.
Washington, D.C.
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Manitoba
The world's largest and most outstanding marl lake regularly changes color.
Warm Springs, Virginia
Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.
Tromsø, Norway
This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.
Norfolk, Virginia
One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.
New York, New York
The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.
Ishkashim, Afghanistan
A strip of neutral ground where the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan come together to trade.
East Jerusalem, Israel
Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.
San Jose, California
A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.
Lviv, Ukraine
Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.
Bucharest, Romania
The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.
Calipatria, California
Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.
Valencia, Spain
This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.
Melbourne, Australia
The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.
Washington, D.C.
Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.
Orlando, Florida
Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.
Hartford, Connecticut
The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.
Colmar Manor, Maryland
Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.
Harare, Zimbabwe
These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.