London, England
Growing Underground
The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.
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London, England
The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.
Ringkøbing, Denmark
Remnants of the Nazis' occupation of Denmark linger along the sand.
Ocala, Florida
Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.
Oristano, Italy
This mysterious Sardinian festival sees a horde of blank-faced equestrians compete for tin stars.
Yelverton, England
The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Kiplingcotes, England
You don't have to be a professional jockey to ride in Britain's oldest horse race.
Corolla, North Carolina
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.
Wuxi Shi, China
A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.
Kildare, Ireland
See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.
Mongolia
The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.
Mesa, Arizona
These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.
Gundisar, India
Old and brave breed of warhorses known for their elegant, curved ears.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.
Rayne, Louisiana
The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.
Los Angeles, California
The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.
Two Harbors, Minnesota
This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Lake Placid, Florida
Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.
Castalla, Spain
This site is both a remarkable reminder of the town's mining history and a fantastic government blooper.
Guatemala
A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.
Newmarket, England
A misunderstanding gave this 18th-century racehorse a most amusing name.