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The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

This enchanting hamlet carved into the rock looks like something straight out of Tolkien's Rivendell.

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.

Bright Indonesian villages painted in a rainbow of competing color schemes.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.