Boston, Massachusetts
Mapparium Globe
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
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Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Magelang, Indonesia
This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.
Hunza Nagar, Pakistan
This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Naudītes Pagasts, Latvia
Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.
Progreso, Mexico
It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.
Chicago, Illinois
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
Stockholm, Sweden
A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.
Wuhan, China
This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.
Geneva, Switzerland
This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.
Adršpach, Czechia
Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.
Vilnius, Lithuania
An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.
London, England
The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.
Tlalnepantla, Mexico
A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.
Kaunas, Lithuania
This magnificent Art Deco church is a reflection of Lithuania’s turbulent history.
Mexico City, Mexico
This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.
Glasgow, Scotland
The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.
Afton, Virginia
A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.
Roanoke, Virginia
This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.
Roanoke, Virginia
Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.
Danville, Virginia
This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.
Kerry, Ireland
An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.
Naples, Italy
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.