Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara Women's Club Adobe
One of the oldest adobe structures in Northern California.
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Santa Clara, California
One of the oldest adobe structures in Northern California.
Barcelona, Spain
On the wall of this medieval walkway, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.
Iguana Creek, Australia
Mind the rock monster at this cave.
Metolong, Lesotho
The walls of this sandstone outcropping are covered with 2,000-year-old artwork.
Ohum, Nigeria
The waters of these secluded falls are said to have healing powers.
Poznań, Poland
A tribute to the first human in space.
North Berwick, Scotland
An amazing model of a whale's jaw bone pays homage to the region's seafaring traditions.
Alvie, Australia
One of the youngest volcanic eruption sites in Australia.
Degersheim, Switzerland
A Swiss magician's vault of oddities.
Bristol, England
This church is said to have connections to the Knights Templars.
Middletown, Connecticut
This statue honoring the most decorated dog of World War I stands in a Connecticut park.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
A modest walled graveyard where nobody is actually buried.
West Point, New York
The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.
Crossville, Tennessee
Explore the wide world of miniature trains.
Asmara, Eritrea
Take a ride back in time with a steam locomotive trip through Eritrea’s mountainous countryside.
Bristol, England
An ornate doorway leads to the former site of one of the city's oldest society of merchants.
Creswick, Australia
The site of a tragic mining disaster in 1882.
Naples, Italy
This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.
South Burlington, Vermont
A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.
Hoyvík, Faroe Islands
Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.
Leiden, Netherlands
The world's first transgenic bovine has been preserved at the museum where he spent his final years—though his old stable is now a cafe.
Tanzania
Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.
Dresden, Germany
The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.
Longiano, Italy
A haunting mosaic marks the spot where a famous poet's father was murdered more than 150 years ago.