Edinburgh, Scotland
Huly Hill
If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.
Iglesias, Italy
A former mining village that now operates as an open-air museum.
Aachen, Germany
A former customs station on the border of Germany and the Netherlands.
Varanasi, India
A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.
Okarche, Oklahoma
Come for the fried chicken, stay for the history at Oklahoma's oldest bar.
Lesotho
An 18th-century hideout became a permanent and ongoing residence for one Lesotho tribe.
Chisinau, Moldova
Once the tallest building in Chisinau, this unique tower is a relic of Soviet architecture.
Tokyo, Japan
Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.
Leuven, Belgium
Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.
Boulder City, Nevada
A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.
Mexico City, Mexico
This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.
Viskafors, Sweden
A flock of peculiar-colored sheep graze in this small Swedish town.
Irvington, New York
This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.
Cancún, Mexico
One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.
Colchester, England
It's believed emperor Hadrian himself funded this once architectural wonder.
Palm Springs, California
Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.
Iowa City, Iowa
This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.
San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Past the hills and beyond the graveyard, this church feels extremely out of place.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston home of a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Jensen, Utah
Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.