Washington, D.C.
Washington Canoe Club
This historic boathouse was constructed using salvaged lumber from burned barns.
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Washington, D.C.
This historic boathouse was constructed using salvaged lumber from burned barns.
Melbourne, Australia
Equipped with thousands of LED lights, this geodesic dome-shaped stadium is an engineering delight.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.
Foresta, Italy
A trail of footprints discovered after a landslide was left not by the Devil, as originally believed, but by an early human ancestor.
Brooklyn, New York
This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.
Mexico City, Mexico
A series of modernist, abstract sculptures form a route created as part of the 1968 Olympics' Cultural Olympiad.
Manila, Philippines
This iconic clock tower is the largest in the Philippines.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.
Twin Falls, Idaho
Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.
Wareham, England
Inside this 11th-century church, a medieval-style tomb of the World War I hero known as "Lawrence of Arabia."
Vaiaku, Tuvalu
With only one flight in and out a week, the unfenced runway at this small island's airport transforms into a seaside park for locals and visitors.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.
Allanton, Scotland
A striking statue commemorates the men who worked underground in Kingshill and Allanton.
Stirling, Scotland
A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.
Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales
Neolithic burial chambers hidden beside a village school.
Mantua, Italy
Inside the small garden of two mid-century apartment buildings stands a centuries-old bell tower, separated from its original church and hidden from view.
Vale de Nogueiras, Portugal
This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.
Brandy Station, Virginia
This abandoned church languishing for decades is now one man's passion project and subject of paranormal investigators.
London, England
The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The man who helped establish the first rules of golf.
Guthrie, Kentucky
The birthplace of the first author to win the Pulitzer Prize in fiction and poetry.
Tallinn, Estonia
This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.
Union, Illinois
At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.
Nuremberg, Germany
This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.