Syosset, New York
Ruins of King Zog's Estate
An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.
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Syosset, New York
An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.
Dresden, Germany
The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Albany, New York
A CT scan revealed the identity of this 3,000-year-old mummy that everyone erroneously thought was female.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.
Katskhi, Georgia
Small church on top of a huge rock column.
Georgia
The cave holds a spectacular array of stalactites and stalagmites, including one shaped like a giant human heart.
Batumi, Georgia
A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.
Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan
This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.
Moenjodaro, Pakistan
This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.
At-Bashi District, Kyrgyzstan
Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.
Enbekshikazakh District, Kazakhstan
The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.
Tokyo, Japan
A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Dublin, Ireland
The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.
Tokyo, Japan
A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.
Shoreham, New York
An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.
Shoreham, New York
The first commercial nuclear power plant constructed on Long Island.
Fire Island, New York
A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.
Sands Point, New York
An isolated beacon with a history of grisly murder and a view of some of literature's greatest inspirations.
Brooklyn, New York
This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.