Portland, Oregon
The Grotto
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
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Portland, Oregon
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Orchard, Colorado
In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.
Naboutini, Fiji
This garden boasts a magnificent collection of orchids and a spectacular view of the surrounding valley.
Carbondale, Colorado
Once owned by the largest employer in Colorado, these ovens have been abandoned for over a century.
Redstone, Colorado
This Rocky Mountain mansion was the luxurious home of the authoritarian leader of a company town.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.
Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Inverness, California
The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
Český Krumlov, Czechia
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
Athens, Greece
The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.
Athens, Greece
A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.
Athens, Greece
Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.
Chester, England
Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.
Williamstown, Vermont
The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.
Athens, Greece
A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
Madrid, Spain
A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.
Naples, Italy
This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.
Singapore
Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.
Portland, Oregon
This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.