Ōzora-chō, Japan
Shibazakura Park
Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.
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Ōzora-chō, Japan
Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.
Orvieto, Italy
This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.
Binz, Germany
A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.
Rome, Italy
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Carbon County, Utah
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Hebron, New Hampshire
This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.
Prague, Czechia
This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.
Chester, England
Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.
Alton Barnes, England
This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.
Moscow, Russia
Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.
London, England
19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.
East Warburton, Australia
Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.
Rome, Italy
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
North Chideock, England
These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.
Lille, France
This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.
Slope Point, New Zealand
The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Santa Luzia, Portugal
Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.
Busveal, England
The excellent acoustics of this natural amphitheater made it a popular preaching spot for the founder of the Methodist Church.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Houghton le Spring, England
The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
Middlesbrough, England
Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.
Marton-in-Cleveland, England
Sidney Scurvy, the interactive computer sailor, takes you on a journey to discover the everyday lives of Cook and his men.