La Palma, Spain
Roque de los Muchachos
A series of well-preserved ruins show the culture of the ancient Benehoaritas people.
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La Palma, Spain
A series of well-preserved ruins show the culture of the ancient Benehoaritas people.
Traverse City, Michigan
A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.
Juneau, Alaska
Impressive artifacts from Juneau's gold mining days fill this mining site-turned-museum.
Soshanguve, South Africa
An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.
Höhe, Austria
This spire on an Austrian mountain is wrapped around a long spiral slide and has the world's tallest wooden observation deck.
Mojstrana, Slovenia
The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.
Leiden, Netherlands
This century-old street sign is a forgotten remnant of the old city.
Chicago, Illinois
An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.
Mexico City, Mexico
These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.
Venice, Italy
Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.
Chicago, Illinois
A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.
Hazard, Kentucky
An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.
Launceston, England
A holy well supposedly infused with a saint's spirit flows within this quaint chapel.
Stahovica, Slovenia
An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.
Calipatria, California
At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.
Cross Plains, Texas
The house where the pulp fiction writer and Conan the Barbarian creator lived.
Cisco, Texas
Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.
Messinia, Greece
Ruins of a 13th-century fortress perched above a breathtaking Mediterranean bay.
Bala, Ontario
This nomadic monster has divided opinions as it prowls across Canada.
Brooklyn, New York
A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.