Hemel Hempstead, England
Magic Roundabout
A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.
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Hemel Hempstead, England
A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.
Los Angeles, California
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Mombasa, Kenya
This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.
Leighton Buzzard, England
Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.
Tramonti di sotto, Italy
This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.
Segovia, Spain
A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.
Crawick, Scotland
Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.
Piton Sainte-Rose, Réunion
At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.
Shanghai, China
The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.
Stanley, Falkland Islands
Where British troops serving on the remote islands paid tribute to their faraway hometowns.
Two Harbors, Minnesota
This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.
Eagle, Alaska
This remote fort on the Yukon River is a vestige of the wild Alaska gold rush.
Tlalnepantla, Mexico
An archaeological museum at the Aztec pyramid displays signs of the New Fire ritual performed every 52 years.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.
The Hague, Netherlands
Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.
Falkland Islands
This remote stretch of sand is a penguin lover's paradise.
Cittaducale, Italy
The marshy karst plain has reclaimed this beautiful 17th-century church.
Almuñécar, Spain
The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.
The Hague, Netherlands
The world's largest private telescope collection hides in a secret wing of a Dutch auto museum.
Almon, Israel
A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.
Asturias, Spain
A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.
Galway, Ireland
A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.