Brisbane, Australia
The Pitch Drop Experiment
Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.
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Brisbane, Australia
Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.
Brisbane, Australia
An exhibit of endangered species confiscated from smugglers and passengers.
Fetlar, Scotland
On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.
Machrie, Scotland
More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.
Zhangjiajie, China
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Newport, Rhode Island
The tennis legend used this racket while breaking the race barrier and becoming the first Black man to win the US Open.
Valence, France
When the imprisoned pope's remains were finally returned to the Vatican, his heart stayed behind in France.
Nashua, New Hampshire
This mural celebrates the early integration of a New Hampshire baseball team.
Stockholm, Sweden
Frequent fliers welcome in this airplane hotel.
Oxford, England
This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.
Weston, Missouri
The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.
Sundance, Wyoming
An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.
Queens, New York
This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.
Dunbar, Scotland
At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Bassenge, Belgium
A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.
Wicklow, Ireland
An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.
London, England
Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.
London, England
The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Italy
This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.
Haspra, Ukraine
A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.
Lalibela, Ethiopia
An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.