Enklinge, Åland Islands
Hermas Homestead Museum
This archipelago homestead-turned-museum has remained the same since its last resident, born in 1897, died in 1973.
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Enklinge, Åland Islands
This archipelago homestead-turned-museum has remained the same since its last resident, born in 1897, died in 1973.
Abdali, Kuwait
This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.
Chouigui, Tunisia
This 19th-century church was built for Sicilian immigrants, survived World War II, and today stands on a landfill.
Dijon, France
This tank participated in the liberation of Dijon from Nazi occupation.
Kiangan, Philippines
This memorial commemorates where a Japanese commander surrendered to Allied forces on September 3, 1945.
Kent, Sierra Leone
On an idyllic island off the coast of Sierra Leone, remnants of the defense of the slave trade and its later abolition.
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
A time capsule from 1934 Rhodesia, showing the grace and disgrace of a bygone era.
Lüneburg, Germany
This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.
Juraguá, Cuba
A nuclear power plant abandoned along with an international allegience.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.
Ivrea, Italy
A 12th-century Italian skirmish gets reenacted with 500,000 pounds of flying citrus.
Isles of Scilly, England
Around 30 ship figureheads are housed at this 11th-century abbey and gardens.
Ilhéu das Rolas, São Tomé and Príncipe
The equator passes through this tiny island in the eastern Atlantic.
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Some big-name visitors have patronized this small-town library named for an oil man's daughter.
Kesennuma, Japan
450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.
İzmir, Turkey
This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.
Diyarbakir, Turkey
Balanced on four stone pillars, this historic tower was the site of a tragic political assassination.
Pune, India
This 300-foot-long underground tunnel was once used to transport food from the kitchen into the main building.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
One of the oldest brick structures in Freetown.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A blast of nostalgia awaits visitors to this miniature indoor raceway.
Rantepao, Indonesia
The unique funeral practices of the Toraja can be seen here with graves carved into caves and hung off cliffs.
Viñales, Cuba
Prehistoric history as seen through the lens of an outsider artist.
Havana, Cuba
Standing in this historic plaza is a statue representing one of Cuba's most iconic literary characters.
Shantou, China
China's biggest e-waste village.