Leeds, England
Lawnswood Cemetery
This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.
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Leeds, England
This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.
Badrshein, Egypt
This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.
Recife, Brazil
A Tudor-style castle in Brazil holds one of the world's largest armory collections.
Provincia de Bongará, Peru
The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.
Thabo Mofutsanyane, South Africa
The subterranean sanctuary home to local shamans is a sacred site for people of all religions.
Kolossi, Cyprus
This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.
Sviyazhsk, Russia
A former military outpost of Ivan the Terrible, the 16th-century church contains some of the rarest examples of Eastern Orthodox mural paintings.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."
Karnack, Texas
Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.
Orion, Alberta
Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.
Folkestone, England
One English town's celebratory landmark spurred more trouble than anticipated.
Leymebamba, Peru
Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.
London, Ontario
Clusters of abandoned buildings hint at the facility's 144-year history with psychiatric health.
San Bernardino County, California
A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.
Sousa, Brazil
One of the few places in the world where visitors can walk alongside fossilized tracks from 80 different dinosaur species.
Washington, D.C.
A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.
Los Angeles, California
This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.
Puerto Misahuallí, Ecuador
An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.
Madrid, Spain
A unique exhibit lets blind people experience famous works of art and architecture with their hands.
Yeadon, Pennsylvania
America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.
London, England
The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.
Obergoms VS, Switzerland
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
Vancouver, Washington
A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.
Beijing, China
Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?