Cáceres, Spain
Cave of Maltravieso
A neighborhood park in the city of Cáceres hides what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.
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Cáceres, Spain
A neighborhood park in the city of Cáceres hides what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.
Mexico City, Mexico
This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.
Caprarola, Italy
A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.
Graz, Austria
Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.
Glasgow, Scotland
Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.
Crestone, Colorado
Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.
Bern, Switzerland
The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.
Nazca, Peru
The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.
Qesm Hurghada, Egypt
A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.
Independence, Missouri
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Rottweil, Germany
Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.
Leixlip, Ireland
A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.
Greensburg, Kansas
The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.
Krásno, Czechia
A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Onomichi, Japan
This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Peraleda de la Mata, Spain
This 7,000-year-old megalithic wonder covered by a Franco-era reservoir emerges in times of drought.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Brooklyn, New York
This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.
Brooklyn, New York
A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.