Silea, Italy
Cemetery of the Burci
A haunting collection of sunken wooden barges litters this Italian river bend.
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Silea, Italy
A haunting collection of sunken wooden barges litters this Italian river bend.
Thaton District, Myanmar
A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.
Stomoplo, Bulgaria
Not far from a popular beach, an unfinished, abandoned mansion for Bulgaria's last communist dictator.
Stockholm, Sweden
The palace for King Gustav III was never completed, but the foundation remains tucked away in this city park.
Altaussee, Austria
During World War II, Austria's oldest salt mine was used to store thousands of pieces of stolen artwork.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
Orange, Massachusetts
A remnant of the 19th-century dream to discourage people from drinking booze by offering them water.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
Winnetka, Illinois
Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."
Corsicana, Texas
A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."
Natchez, Mississippi
This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.
Alexandria, Virginia
This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.
Linz, Austria
Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.
Degersheim, Switzerland
A Swiss magician's vault of oddities.
Brooklyn, New York
The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.
Alaverdi, Armenia
This small shrine is dedicated to the designer of the first Russian fighter jet and his brother, who became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.
Marco Island, Florida
An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
Providence, Rhode Island
From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.
Sibiu, Romania
A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.
Brasília, Brazil
The most unusual block in Brasília.