Salzburg, Austria
Almkanal of Salzburg
The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.
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Salzburg, Austria
The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.
Bristol, England
England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.
Prague, Czechia
This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.
Mérida, Mexico
Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.
Saku, Japan
The site of one of the only two star-shaped forts in Japan was used as an elementary school for over a century, much longer than its life as a castle.
Boston, Massachusetts
On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.
Big Pool, Maryland
A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.
Bourtange, Netherlands
This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.
Gulfport, Mississippi
Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.
Magnolia, Mississippi
A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.
Gueugnon, France
Before this bridge was built people had to wait for the ferryman, an annoyance that, the story has it, gave the town its name.
Ansignan, France
A functioning Roman-era aqueduct and bridge in rural southwest France.
Manresa, Spain
A long strip of fossil-filled limestone makes up this natural bridge above a rushing stream.
Martorell, Spain
A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.
Alcoy, Spain
If you like Art Deco you will love this bridge.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Spain
Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.
Portugalete, Spain
Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.
Puentedey, Spain
A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.
Teruel, Spain
This multi-level, aqueduct-footbridge hybrid is one of the greatest works of the Spanish Renaissance.
Ronda, Spain
One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.
Nairn, Scotland
One of the most spectacular 18th-century bridges in Scotland.
Leiston, England
An abbey dedicated to St. Mary, and homed Canon Regulars following Premonstratensian rule.
Castricum, Netherlands
This jellyfish provides clean water for an entire Dutch province.