Roosendaal, Netherlands
Black Madonna Chapel at Kappelberg
In 1421, a drowning man prayed for his life and promised to build a chapel where he would wash ashore.
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Roosendaal, Netherlands
In 1421, a drowning man prayed for his life and promised to build a chapel where he would wash ashore.
London, England
Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”
Nara, Japan
A raised Japanese building has preserved 8th-century artifacts for more than a millennium, earning this log cabin a reputation as the "world's oldest museum."
Russia
A remote Arctic mountain range is home to "granite cities" found almost nowhere else.
Alberta
Canada’s longest cave system is home to creatures found nowhere else on the planet, as well as rare cave pearls.
Madrid, Spain
Baltasar Bachero became a hero after he saved the lives of two children nearly run over by an out-of-control mule-drawn carriage.
Dublin, Ireland
A tiny island off the coast of Dublin was once a pilgrimage site for the sick and the suffering.
Chicago, Illinois
The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.
Vișeu de Sus, Romania
The last active narrow-gauge forest railway in Europe.
Kirkby, England
A giant earring-wearing, poker-waving elephant statue stands in a Viking longboat in Kirkby town center.
Banff, Alberta
Dive into the history and true tall-tales of Banff National Park.
West Lafayette, Indiana
The U.S. Air Force commissioned this tower during the Korean War to watch the sky for enemy aircraft.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Estatua de la Libertad stands discretely on an obscure tangent path in Barrancas de Belgrano.
Hayfield, California
Hidden deep in the Joshua Tree Wilderness, this 1940s miner's cabin built into a gap between two mega-sized boulders.
Sofia, Bulgaria
An interactive museum-like experience takes visitors back to 1980s Communist Bulgaria.
Gijón, Spain
This modern sculpture looks out over the sea and amplifies sound from the inside.
New Zealand
These neon green and blue lakes are in the shadow of two huge volcanoes.
Meridian, Mississippi
This small museum showcases the Singing Brakeman's yodeling prowess, railroad roots, and country music stardom.
Tunja, Colombia
This well in the former capital of Colombia's Muisca people is the setting for a steamy legend.
London, England
Run by the same people as a subterranean art space, this pub does double-duty as a Cave of Wonders.
Menawali, India
Taken as a war trophy in 1739, this Portuguese bell now hangs in an ancient Hindu temple.
Wabash, Indiana
Abraham Lincoln never visited Wabash, but his statue found a home there.
La Rochelle, France
Under the streets of La Rochelle, a former wartime bunker holds some surprising secrets.
Formia, Italy
This little visited park is a treasure trove of ancient Roman ruins.