Chicago, Illinois
World Artifacts on the Tribune Tower Walls
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
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Chicago, Illinois
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
London, England
The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
London, England
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
Budapest, Hungary
Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Venice, Italy
The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.
Rome, Italy
A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Victoria, British Columbia
The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.
Victoria, British Columbia
A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
North Vancouver, British Columbia
This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.