Nashtifan, Iran
Nashtifan Windmills
The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.
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Nashtifan, Iran
The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.
Keld, England
A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.
Storrington, England
An abandoned World War II tank left to rust in the downland.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Dunning, Scotland
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.
Sheffield, Massachusetts
The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
Washington, D.C.
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Havana, Cuba
No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.
Providence, Rhode Island
Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."
Figueres, Spain
This overlooked museum houses an amazing collection of rare, antique typewriters.
Oxford, England
The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.
Palermo, Italy
Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.
San Diego, California
One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.
Bourtange, Netherlands
This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.
Lake George, New York
A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
Lübeck, Germany
The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.
Wolin, Poland
A stone in Wolin, Poland, marks the possible location of a legendary Viking fortress.
Chinguetti, Mauritania
Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents
Sögel, Germany
There are two dozen tanks just sitting in an open field in Lower Saxony.
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
Mahabalipuram, India
This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.