Port Renfrew, British Columbia
Big Lonely Doug
Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.
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Port Renfrew, British Columbia
Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.
Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Nagano, Japan
This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.
Dunure, Scotland
This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.
Ōsaki, Japan
A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.
Coventry, England
This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.
Prague, Czechia
Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
Pidhirtsi, Ukraine
One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.
Magelang, Indonesia
This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.
Gilroy, California
Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.
Kamakura, Japan
This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Iceland
This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
Maglič, Serbia
The ruins of this medieval castle on a foggy hill tell the story of a once-mighty empire.
Somerset, England
This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.
Hiroshima, Japan
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Barcelona, Spain
Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.