Calatafimi, Italy
Temple of Segesta
This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.
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Calatafimi, Italy
This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Istanbul, Turkey
Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.
Kilkenny, Ireland
These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.
Florence, Italy
Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.
Leiden, Netherlands
An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.
Stockholm, Sweden
An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.
Stockholm, Sweden
It's always game time at Stockholm's only museum devoted solely to video games.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Three rooms of bones, curios, and one artist's collection of natural artifacts create this intriguing museum.
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.
Puentedey, Spain
A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.
Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
San Antonio, Texas
What was meant as an innocent piece of art has earned a reputation as the "mansplaining sculpture."
Innsbruck, Austria
Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.
Shiraz, Iran
A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.
Lisbon, Portugal
One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.
Comuna Obreja, Romania
The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.
Stuttgart, Germany
This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Heckington, England
The last working windmill in the U.K. that has eight sails.
Paris, France
What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Paju, South Korea
South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.