Minnesota
Iona's Beach
When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.
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Minnesota
When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.
Natchez, Mississippi
Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Iceland
A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.
Schiphol, Netherlands
It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.
Ratlinghope, England
A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.
Syracuse, New York
A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.
Maulburg, Germany
Obscured within a ring of trees, this abandoned World War II relic hides on a German hillside.
London, England
On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.
Swisttal, Germany
This mysterious pig iron pillar does not rust, despite being weathered by the elements for centuries.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
New York, New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
New York, New York
A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.
Wheeling, West Virginia
The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.
New York, New York
This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.
St. Augustine, Florida
Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Ecuador
This cave system allegedly holds the "metallic library" of a lost ancient civilization.
Fribourg, Switzerland
This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.
Bayeux, France
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Heyd, Belgium
A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.
Solihull, England
This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.