Cartwright, North Dakota
The Fairview Lift Bridge
A railroad lift bridge that was only lifted once and became obsolete before construction was finished.
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Cartwright, North Dakota
A railroad lift bridge that was only lifted once and became obsolete before construction was finished.
Cuevas, Spain
A road that winds through this natural cave is the only way to access the small, appropriately-named village of Cuevas.
Melbourne, Australia
A bronze statue pays tribute to the Hungarian player and coach, one of soccer's first international superstars.
Turin, Italy
One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.
Milford, Delaware
Live chainsaw carvings of tiki statues aim to keep a tradition with ancient roots alive in this small Delaware town.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.
Tokyo, Japan
This monument gives insight into how lost children were found in Edo-period Tokyo.
London, England
This Art Deco house is home to the world's largest collection of Dora Gordine's paintings, drawings, and sculptures.
Saint-Just-d'Ardèche, France
This massive and eclectic collection is filled with thousands of sculptures, masks, and assemblages.
Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
Each of these hand-painted wooden boxes, which date to between the 16th and 19th centuries, contains a genuine human skull.
Nice, California
An ever-updating collection of retro Americana.
Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
An 800-year-old island castle in Guernsey's main harbor.
Langenenslingen, Germany
The former home of Ernst Jünger, an eccentric German novelist, philosopher, entomologist, and psychonaut.
Akron, Ohio
A moving tribute to a leader of the American abolitionist movement.
Barbar, Bahrain
This archaeological site boasts temple ruins that date back 5,000 years to the Dilmun culture, and may have been described in the tale of Gilgamesh's search for immortality.
Detroit, Michigan
This elaborately-carved white marble fountain was built to stand outside the Detroit Opera House.
Port Richey, Florida
An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.
Augsburg, Germany
In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.
Kettle Falls, Washington
An early 20th-century fruit warehouse home of an artistic and cultural renaissance in northeastern Washington.
Melbourne, Australia
Somewhat controversial when first unveiled, this gathering of sea creatures has become a hidden gem.
Harbor Beach, Michigan
An easy-to-reach, century-old shipwreck in shallow and crystal clear waters.
Enumclaw, Washington
A sun-filled museum featuring an ever-rotating collection of classic and exotic cars.
Ungurmuiža, Latvia
One of the best-preserved wooden manor houses in Latvia, decorated with painted interior walls.
Portland, Oregon
Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.