Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Wayfarers Chapel
A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.
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Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.
Edinburgh, Scotland
If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.
Wilkieston, Scotland
Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.
Broxburn, Scotland
In the 18th century, the Earl of Buchan mapped the universe on this stone pillar.
Broxburn, Scotland
This unassuming stone is possibly the oldest Scottish memorial to the 13th-century knight.
Mogollon, New Mexico
This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.
North Adams, Massachusetts
The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
This sundial indicates the time based on where you stand within it.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
A strange sandstone formation in the middle of nowhere presents an interesting climbing opportunity.
Lindrith, New Mexico
A rare memento of a lost Indigenous group.
Washington Island, Wisconsin
This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.
Brusio, Switzerland
This work of engineering is imbued with elegance and ingeniousness.
Cantil, California
Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This scenic waterfront swimming pool is the longest salt water pool in North America.
Centerport, New York
An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.
Centerport, New York
A millionaire's abandoned swimming pool from the gilded age of one of America's most distinguished families.
Atlanta, Georgia
This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.
Odense, Denmark
An exhibition of preserved locomotives housed in a 1950s depot shows the history of Denmark's railway.
Odense, Denmark
The last Viking king of Denmark is buried inside the crypt of this cathedral.
Kværndrup, Denmark
Generations have refused to move this doll from its dusty resting place to preserve a castle from a watery fate.
Dublin, Ireland
This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.
Baywood-Los Osos, California
Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.