Egypt
Samir Lama Memorials
Scattered monuments in the middle of the Sahara dedicated to the late Egyptian actor and desert explorer.
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Egypt
Scattered monuments in the middle of the Sahara dedicated to the late Egyptian actor and desert explorer.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Kazuno, Japan
Constructed thousands of years ago, these stone circles offer incredible insight into the lives of the people who built them.
Caynton, England
This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.
Madeira Beach, Florida
Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.
London, England
The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.
Solferino, Italy
The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.
Alpine, New Jersey
Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.
Barskoon, Kyrgyzstan
A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.
Lanai City, Hawaii
The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.
Washington, D.C.
An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.
Birsay, Scotland
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
Barú, Colombia
Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.
London, England
A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Benidorm, Spain
This 47-story "M" needed 20 years to be completed
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
One of the world's last well-maintained airship hangars.
Rutland, Vermont
A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.
London, England
An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."
Cincinnati, Ohio
An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.
Shammar, Mongolia
This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.
Dargavs, Russia
This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.
Zhangjiajie, China
The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.