Katowice, Poland
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While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.
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Katowice, Poland
While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.
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A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Austin, Texas
Unusual house, in an unusual neighborhood, home to some very unusual peanuts.
Austin, Texas
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Austin, Texas
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Austin, Texas
Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.
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Denver, England
This little-known hero has been protecting "The Fens" for close to 400 years, and now from its most powerful challenger yet: climate change.
Friskney, England
The control tower at the historic weapons range is now available as a highly unusual vacation rental.
Northumberland, England
A rocky outcrop where monks hid their most holy relic while escaping Danish invaders.
Canonbie, Scotland
This 16th-century tower house has a little hidden secret and a connection to an Apollo astronaut.
Carlisle, England
A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.
Harrogate, England
The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
Dorset, England
The site of a dress rehearsal for D-Day that ended in disaster.
New York, New York
Supremely flaky treats await at Amadou Ly’s boulangerie and patisserie.
New York, New York
The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.
New York, New York
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
New York, New York
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.