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A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

This tilted minaret and mosque are a feat of modern engineering.

Each solstice, students and astronomy enthusiasts gather at a primitive but functioning sun wheel to witness how humanity first used this calendar.

A historic structure inspired by Roman, Muslim, and Jewish bath houses.

Hike up to this abandoned hotel for one of the best panoramic views of the island of Gozo.

A striking geological formation in Southern California.

A large lava tube that can be walked through with no special equipment.

Traces of a Sami settlement and sacrificial site dating back more than 9,000 years.

Three hangars filled with meticulously restored aircraft and armored vehicles.

A whimsical shrine with a porcelain Torii gate, split in half by an active train line.

Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.

These clocks tell time in a theological sense.

Local legend associates this large limestone chunk with a giantess, but archeologists say it may be the remains of a neolithic burial chamber.

You might want to bring a rain jacket to this travertine triple waterfall.

This 16th-century cannon is thought to be the oldest piece of forge-welded wrought iron in India.

This ancient Roman town was revered for the healing waters of its sacred spring.

Once a year, these 'visitor deities' chase away evil spirits with a phallic-shaped staff.

This site was once the religious, cultural, and trade center of Sri Lanka.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

A shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.

A cozy, cave-like home hidden in the French countryside.

This train station meeting spot is an actual, millennia-old tree from the island of Yakushima.

Germany’s oldest monastery has origins dating back to the 7th century.

On the outside of the Mersey Tunnels, an Art Deco sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh wears goggles and racing gear.