Utsunomiya, Japan
Oya History Museum - Subterranean Cave
This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.
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Utsunomiya, Japan
This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.
Leiden, Netherlands
This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Accessible only by train, the beauty of Agawa Canyon Wilderness Park is worth the journey.
Barry's Bay, Ontario
Inside this park, an engineering marvel from the early 20th-century still stands.
Santana, Portugal
These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.
Campbellford, Ontario
This giant Canadian coin is a monument to the artist who created its iconic emblem.
Trieste, Italy
One of the tallest lighthouses in the world also serves as a monument to the fallen of World War I.
Juneau, Alaska
Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.
Aarhus, Denmark
Denmark’s never-ending bridge.
Creede, Colorado
The temporary burial site of the man who shot and killed Jesse James.
Ponferrada, Spain
This former power station is now a museum dedicated to the region's coal-producing history.
Joshua Tree, California
This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.
West Hollywood, California
An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."
Helena, Montana
One home in the historic strip hides secret compartments and the ghostly songs of long-gone canaries.
Polson, Montana
With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."
West Glacier, Montana
This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.
Friday Harbor, Washington
Orcas on display and in the water.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.
Phoenix, Arizona
The site of a popular piano lounge owned by a former world champion boxer is now a place to rent a truck.
Avesta, Sweden
The world's biggest version of the popular Swedish souvenir.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This 1836 church, constructed by formerly enslaved people, honors a leader in Afrocentric music.
Italy
Constructed during the 1960s, this bridge is still the highest in Italy.
Perissa, Greece
This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.