Mold, Washington
Banks Lake
Every drop of water in this 27-mile long reservoir was pumped up from the Columbia River using power from Grand Coulee Dam.
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Mold, Washington
Every drop of water in this 27-mile long reservoir was pumped up from the Columbia River using power from Grand Coulee Dam.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
This massive piece of aviation history calls this residential neighborhood home.
Larisa, Greece
Dedicated to the god Dionysus, this theatre was used for both musical and theatrical performances.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A reconstructed World War I-era communications array that was once hidden in plain sight.
Húsafell, Iceland
Though they may seem like simple stones, these rocks represent a ghostly legend.
Ingleby Arncliffe, England
A vintage fire engine is hidden inside this World War I-era water tower.
Rangeley, Maine
Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.
Qatar
Four steel monoliths stand in the Qatari desert, in a breathtaking work of large-scale art by Richard Serra.
Hveragerði, Iceland
The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.
Rookhope, England
Only the headframes remain from this mining operation, once one of the largest in the region.
Stroumpi, Cyprus
The site of a prison camp where Cypriot resistance fighters were held in the 1950s.
Helmond, Netherlands
An interactive museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the home computer.
Lisbon, Portugal
Little-known artist couple chose a former silk factory as the location for a museum dedicated to their work and other avant-garde art.
Brussels, Belgium
Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.
Asheville, North Carolina
Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.
Kapilvastu, Nepal
The site where Sakyamuni Buddha first met his father after achieving enlightenment.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
Not many houses move across borders, this one did it twice.
Gainesville, Florida
A trek through the solar system here on earth.
Leuven, Belgium
A small statue commemorates a centuries-old event that still hangs over the people of Leuven.
Grindelwald, Switzerland
The second-highest train station in Europe.
Pune, India
A magnificent work of architecture designed to honor a former military leader.
Centreville, Nova Scotia
Everything in this two-story house—down to the mounted deer head on the wall—was carefully crafted from concrete.
Peterlee, England
This moss-covered boulder is said to be part of a diabolical plant to sabotage the Durham Cathedral's foundation.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.