Albino, Italy
'La Via delle Pietre'
Musings of an artist carved into a rural stonewall.
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Albino, Italy
Musings of an artist carved into a rural stonewall.
Mexico City, Mexico
A replica of one of South Korea's National Treasures stands as a tribute to that country's relations with Mexico.
Athens, Greece
A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."
Urmston, England
A free ferry service has run between these two English villages since 1885.
Fala, Scotland
The ruins of a world-renowned medieval hospital.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Once an integral part of Native American life, very few of these communal New England stones have survived to the present day.
Berlin, Germany
A prime example of socialist modernist architecture, wrapped in a enormous fresco about the media.
Hebron, North Dakota
A replica of a fort built from a frontier town's mass hysteria in the face of false reports of impending Native American violence.
Osby, Sweden
These massive animal sculptures were constructed as part of a reality TV show challenge.
Mannheim, Germany
In this German city center, the streets have no names.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.
Newton, Kansas
This vivid painted ceramic sculpture evokes the expansiveness of the prairie sky.
Circleville, West Virginia
This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.
New Delhi, India
A weekly bazaar sells thousands of books, from vintage collectibles to paperbacks sold by weight.
San Francisco, California
This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.
Bir el Maliha, Israel
This legendary roadside attraction feels like a bizarre mirage, 101 kilometers outside the resort city of Eilat.
Trappe, Maryland
A small ballpark on Maryland's eastern shore pays homage to its favorite son, the most fearsome home run hitter of the dead ball era.
Madrid, Spain
Automatons that were once removed after one fell from the building.
Bargaon, India
The ruins of what is considered the world's oldest university.
Rodeo, New Mexico
This rural museum is home to more than 50 local desert reptiles and the world's largest snake bite kit collection.
Churchill, Manitoba
A crash site in the heart of polar bear territory has become a beloved local landmark.
Winchester, England
Four hundred years ago, this turned-about message was carved into one of Winchester Cathedral's exterior walls.
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Contrasting the old concrete courthouse beneath, a modern and colorful residential marvel has emerged, stirring both acclaim and controversy.
Churchill, Manitoba
The rusting hulk of a 250-foot-long merchant vessel remains where she grounded on the shore of Hudson Bay.