Shrewsbury, England
Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings
One of the techniques used to construct this 1797 mill was later incorporated into modern skyscrapers.
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Shrewsbury, England
One of the techniques used to construct this 1797 mill was later incorporated into modern skyscrapers.
Prešov, Slovakia
A quirky monument to the 49th parallel in downtown Prešov, Slovakia.
New York, New York
New York's transit system peddles terrible food in limited windows—this restaurant is a rare exception.
Kawasaki, Japan
The bamboo that helped Thomas Edison develop a longlasting lightbulb.
San Antonio, Texas
Water still flows through the oldest Spanish aqueduct in America.
Renslow, Washington
A former railroad trestle over Interstate 90 has been refurbished for non-motorized traffic on the Palouse to Cascades trail.
Llanwrthwl, Wales
In the middle of a Welsh field, a replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is made out of living branches.
Bologna, Italy
A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.
Zaandam, Netherlands
This windmill has been grinding pigments for traditional paints for more than 200 years.
Berkeley, England
The final resting place of Dicky Pearce, the last court jester in England.
Chino, Japan
High in the trees or suspended between cables, these surreal structures are the works of a unique Japanese architect.
Staten Island, New York
This sign marks the start and end of Matt Green's nearly 10,000-mile quest to walk every block of every street in New York City.
Oxford, Massachusetts
Solitary stone structures and a tale of tragedy are all that remains of a historic settlement built by French Protestant refugees.
Saint Maries, Idaho
Star garnets are so rare that you can only find them in two places on Earth—here, you can dig for them.
London, England
This unassuming brick building contains the last purpose-built drill hall in the United Kingdom.
Winchester, England
This public lavatory is home to a mini museum that explores toilets through time.
Sanborn, Minnesota
See how Laura Ingalls lived on the Minnesota prairie.
Dinoša, Montenegro
Water gushes from the trunk of this miraculous mulberry tree about once a year.
Peshawar, Pakistan
A rare instance of a historical Peshawari mansion restored and opened to the public.
Galena, Illinois
The oldest operating hotel in Illinois enjoys a historic (and some say haunted) past.
Wigan, England
A reconstructed section of a Roman bathhouse sits next to an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.
Lastingham, England
Thought to be the oldest Norman crypt in the world.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.
Nye County, Nevada
An unusual double cinder cone with a bent oval crater, in the Lunar Crater Volcanic Field.