Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

This replica of a 16th-century French settlement memorializes one of the earliest attempts at a European settlement in North America.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

A unique museum that uses visual art and storytelling to reveal the hidden history of the Gullah Geechee and their African ancestors.

A modest walled graveyard where nobody is actually buried.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.