Almaty, Kazakhstan
Ascension Cathedral
In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.
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Almaty, Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.
Schiphol, Netherlands
It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.
Chincoteague Island, Virginia
The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.
Lexington, Virginia
The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.
Kalamata, Greece
The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.
Holtålen, Norway
Research station devoted to mysterious floating lights seen in a Norwegian valley.
Älvdalen S, Sweden
The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.
Stor-Elvdal, Norway
The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.
Bjurholm, Sweden
A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of the rare, creamy delicacy that is moose cheese.
Funchal, Portugal
A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.
New Hartford, Connecticut
Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?
Leiden, Netherlands
This public library and its impressive collection of academic books have not changed since the 17th century.
Helsinki, Finland
Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.
New York, New York
This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.
Roosevelt, Arizona
This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
Windsor, England
A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.
Antonito, Colorado
An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.
Stanmore, Australia
This odd 1930s shop remains stranded in time and shrouded in mystery.
Sydney, Australia
A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.
Frankenmuth, Michigan
World's largest Christmas store.
Sydney, Australia
One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.
Diwan, Australia
Australia's largest collection of rare and bizarre insects.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.