Holywell, Wales
Winifred's Well
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
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Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Peniche, Portugal
A fortress off the West coast of Portugal that dates back to 1502.
Lisbon, Portugal
Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.
Porto, Portugal
This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Mexico
A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Cleveland, Ohio
Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.
Fountain City, Wisconsin
This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Verona, Wisconsin
Software company Epic Systems has created one of the strangest and largest workplaces of all time.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Dubuque, Iowa
This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.
Middleton, Wisconsin
More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.
Grasmere, England
This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Athens, Wisconsin
The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.
Rosser, Manitoba
Mysterious concrete spires left on a small Canadian hill.