Ruokolahti, Finland
Kummakivi Balancing Rock
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
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Ruokolahti, Finland
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
DeKalb, Illinois
This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.
Lalibela, Ethiopia
An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.
Cape Town, South Africa
An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.
New York, New York
Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.
New Haven, Vermont
A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.
Ypres, Belgium
In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.
Chicago, Illinois
Former bath house turns gastropub.
Iceland
This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.
Kawasaki, Japan
The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.
Huntsville, Alabama
Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.
Fort Worth, Texas
Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.
Houston, Texas
This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.
Stockholm, Sweden
Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.
Teguise, Spain
The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.
Gildeskål, Norway
Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.
London, England
A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.
Aurland, Norway
Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.
Leadore, Idaho
A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.
New York, New York
What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.
Greensboro, North Carolina
This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
Colma, California
The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.
Berlin, Germany
Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.