Mexico City, Mexico
Mosaic Votive Skull
The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.
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Mexico City, Mexico
The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.
Lynchburg, Tennessee
All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.
Kværndrup, Denmark
Generations have refused to move this doll from its dusty resting place to preserve a castle from a watery fate.
Stepanakert, Azerbaijan
This striking icon of the disputed Republic of Artsakh caused a stir at a Eurovision Song Contest.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.
California City, California
The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.
Rieti, Italy
Templar knights fleeing persecution are said to have left this sword in stone as a landmark in 1307.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Virolahti, Finland
Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.
London, England
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
Norwich, England
This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.
Ripponden, England
The house in the middle of the motorway.
Eyam, England
Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
Isle of Wight, England
This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.
Shimonoseki, Japan
The site of a famous samurai duel.
Èze, France
This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.
Minot, North Dakota
This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.
Tokyo, Japan
The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.
Rome, Italy
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
Sapporo, Japan
The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.
Freeport, Maine
When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.
Somerset, England
The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.