León, Nicaragua
El Fortín de Acosasco
This hilltop fort is a dark holdover from one of Latin America's bloodiest dictatorships.
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León, Nicaragua
This hilltop fort is a dark holdover from one of Latin America's bloodiest dictatorships.
Ansignan, France
A functioning Roman-era aqueduct and bridge in rural southwest France.
Somerset, England
The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.
Tarakaniv, Ukraine
This hidden fortress has been coined the "City of Ghosts."
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.
Yoshimi, Japan
This ancient burial site was once thought to be the home of a race distinctive to Ainu folklore.
Police, Poland
This now-defunct synthetic fuel plant was once a major cog in the Nazi war machine.
Sirmione, Italy
One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.
Boulder, Colorado
This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.
Utah
The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.
Postenje, Serbia
The oldest church in Serbia was also the ecclesiastical seat of the region during the Middle Ages.
Slavinja, Serbia
The ridged layers that make up this river canyon represent Earth's geological history.
Lone Pine, California
This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.
Athens, Greece
Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
Krimulda Parish, Latvia
This remote sandstone cliff has one of the richest collections of Livonian petroglyph marks.
Chapel-le-Dale, England
This incredible viaduct was part of the Victorian railway boom and helped the Midland Railway navigate tough terrain.
Ouzoud, Morocco
One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.
Skopje, North Macedonia
This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.
Khlong Wan, Thailand
This small patch of land is the final resting for these communication relics of the past.
Tadjourah, Djibouti
Rimmed by white crusts of salt on every edge, Lac Assal is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
The social hall of this former factory is a Communist-era time capsule.
Oslo, Norway
Thousands of miniature bronze sculptures have taken over this city square creating a unique art installation.
Chitradurga, India
This sprawling stronghold has been at the center of some of South India's bloodiest wars.