Albany, Texas
Old Jail Art Center
This descriptively-named art museum occupies an abandoned former county jail
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Albany, Texas
This descriptively-named art museum occupies an abandoned former county jail
Kimba, Australia
A pink giant of fibreglass and metal watching the Eyre Highway from a rural roadside
The Bronx, New York
This quiet, scenic spot was once a busy resort paradise
Queens, New York
A lioness and her cub stand watch from the side of a building on one of Queens' busiest streets
Skelmersdale, England
This cross between a retro arcade and a living museum provides visitors with the opportunity to operate antique coin-operated automatons, games, and other machines
Emery County, Utah
Traces remain from early Cold War experiments on the vulnerability of underground installations to surface explosions
Lyness, Scotland
The grave of Karl Eversberg is another grave of a fallen soldier, but Karl's story is one of revenge, defiance in the face of defeat, and the final act of WW1
The Bronx, New York
Preachers and shipbuilders collaborated to create a place of worship in this island community
Staten Island, New York
This handsome house on a hill was home to one of the 18th century's most famous American architects
Prerow, Germany
Richly carved, brightly painted doors that turned small fishing villages into open-air showcases
Leongatha, Australia
Commemorating the nine-year-old and his pony's 965 kilometers solo ride to Sydney in 1932 for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Penshurst, England
A rare stone ledge where the poor once received their share in the churchyard
Brighton and Hove, England
A seemingly cursed public sculpture commemorating a local athletics hero has finally found a home, but traces of the original can still be found in the rose bushes
Budapest, Hungary
For a city that is so rife with gleaming statues and memorials in alabaster and bronze, this occultish-looking wooden example poses more questions than it answers
Geneva, Indiana
The inspirational cabin where Gene Stratton-Porter wrote many of her books.
Kyoto, Japan
The peace and seclusion of Kyoto’s “Moss Temple” is no accident.
Nottingham, England
Closing the station left a big hole in the ground. So they put in a shopping centre, a block of apartments and bus station over it and the largest undercover car park Europe in it.
Whitby, Ontario
Where spies were trained, the Cold War found its first whistleblower, and James Bond was born.
Marilla, New York
A general store in rural New York has been selling hardware, candy, and conversation to the same families for 175 years straight.
Rimini, Italy
Amazing Roman mosaics discovered by accident, in 1989, during some street furniture works
Rimini, Italy
The oldest preserved Triumphal Arch in Northern Italy
Reykjavík, Iceland
The first venue constructed as a music venue in Iceland
Holystone, England
An ancient natural spring still providing water to the nearby village
Nice, France
A meeting of art and architecture adorns this 5 star hotel