Los Angeles, California
The Music Box Steps
The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.
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Los Angeles, California
The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.
Swindon, England
There are hundreds of secret WWII bases hidden in British forests. Built to fight a Nazi invasion, they remained unknown for decades.
Oxford, England
This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.
Faringdon, England
The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.
Lewes, Delaware
A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.
Lewes, Delaware
World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.
Lewes, Delaware
The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.
Midland, Texas
The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
Rocksprings, Texas
This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.
Sonora, Texas
A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.
Champa, Mexico
The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.
Santiago Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
Giant kites are flown during this Day of the Dead celebration in Guatemala.
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Natural saunas fed by volcanic heat.
Zunil, Guatemala
Volcanically heated hot springs.
London, England
This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.
London, England
Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Washington, D.C.
100 years later, they're still down there.
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.
Ecublens, Switzerland
The university library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese.