Sigtuna, Sweden
Sigtuna Stora Gatan
Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.
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Sigtuna, Sweden
Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.
San Francisco, California
A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.
Stockholm, Sweden
An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.
Lekki, Nigeria
This Nigerian nature reserve is home to the longest canopy walkway in Africa.
São Roque de Minas, Brazil
This breathtaking national park is one of the best places to see the weird and wonderful giant anteater in the wild.
Great Bend, Kansas
This 41,000-acre wetland complex is the largest marsh in the interior of the United States.
Invergarry, Scotland
From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.
Paris, France
One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.
Paris, France
A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.
Paris, France
This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.
London, England
A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.
Paris, France
Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."
Paris, France
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Paris, France
The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.
Maddaloni, Italy
A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.
London, England
This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.
Providence, Rhode Island
The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.
Newport, Rhode Island
A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.
Fallon, Nevada
Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.
Henderson, Nevada
Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Peach Springs, Arizona
One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.