Big Pine Key, Florida
Overseas Railroad and Pigeon Key
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
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Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Homestead, Florida
The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.
Ochopee, Florida
The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.
Ligatne, Latvia
A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.
Kolkja, Estonia
This unique eatery offers a taste of Estonia's "Onion Route."
Alatskivi, Estonia
A wealthy aristocratic family built this Disney-worthy, fairy-tale castle.
Pärnu, Estonia
This atmospheric spot in Pärnu's historic old town is located in a 17th-century almshouse.
Druskininkai, Lithuania
This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.
Olomouc, Czechia
Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.
Olomouc, Czechia
An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.
Zlin, Czechia
A Czech shoe magnate built his office inside a giant elevator.
Staré Město, Czechia
Hundreds of "animals" created from scrap metal, alongside a collection of other oddities.
Třeboň, Czechia
In the town of Třeboň, carp is king.
Český Krumlov, Czechia
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
An early 19th-century English style garden hidden in the Rotterdam cityscape.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.
Jasper, Alberta
The site of a strange super top-secret military experiment during WWII on a remote Canadian lake.
Improvement District No. 12, Alberta
Every fall this lake mysteriously drains, like a bathtub with the plug pulled out.
Alberta
A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.
Field, British Columbia
Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!
Canmore, Alberta
The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.