Sárospatak, Hungary
Tengerszem Nature Preserve
An industrial site turned into Hungary's most cherished natural wonder.
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Sárospatak, Hungary
An industrial site turned into Hungary's most cherished natural wonder.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.
Llanelli, Wales
Where, exactly, the great aviator completed her transatlantic flight has caused some trouble in Wales.
Los Angeles, California
A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.
Phoenix, Arizona
The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.
Solovetskiy, Russia
No one knows why ancient labyrinths were built on this tiny northern island.
Washington, D.C.
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Yangpyeong, South Korea
This quirky Korean eatery is built to resemble an equally quirky vintage camera.
Skagen, Denmark
Tiring of digging out the door to this church for every service, it was eventually abandoned to the sands.
Ethiopia
An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.
Teufen, Switzerland
Created by a pair of artists, this former hotel was designed to provide a minimum of everything including comfort.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Munich, Germany
Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn's Barkaloo Cemetery is the resting place of a scant two bodies.
Maui County, Hawaii
This tiny Hawaiian island is slowly coming back to life after being bombed during naval training exercises.
London, England
A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.
Tokyo, Japan
This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.
New York, New York
Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.
Sudbury, Ontario
Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.
Milton, Delaware
What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.
Brest, Belarus
Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.
Saratoga Springs, New York
Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.
Waldeck, Germany
A century-long search for a church that was never there.