Mägipe, Estonia
Kõpu Lighthouse
One of the oldest lighthouses in the world has been in continuous use since it was first built in 1531.
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Mägipe, Estonia
One of the oldest lighthouses in the world has been in continuous use since it was first built in 1531.
Wexford, Pennsylvania
A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Beauvoir, France
Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.
Georgetown, South Carolina
This former hunting grounds that once attracted U.S. presidents and other luminaries. Now it’s a privately owned research reserve dedicated to environmental sciences.
Sado, Japan
This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.
Sado, Japan
These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.
Dublin, Ireland
This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.
Lisbon, Portugal
Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.
Syosset, New York
An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.
Nashville, Tennessee
This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.
Toronto, Ontario
A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.
Ocean City, Maryland
One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.
Birmingham, Alabama
This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.
Manětín, Czechia
Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.
Melbourne, Australia
Somewhat controversial when first unveiled, this gathering of sea creatures has become a hidden gem.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Doune, Scotland
The castle that provided the setting for much of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' is now a pilgrimage site for fans.
Grants, New Mexico
A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.
Toronto, Ontario
A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.
Tarquinia, Italy
Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.
Cleveland, Ohio
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.