Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Photo Antiquities Museum
Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.
Tampere, Finland
The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.
Moscow, Russia
This small museum is basically a time capsule of daily life in the Soviet Union.
Halifax, England
This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.
Kampen, Netherlands
This stately council chamber hasn't changed since 1545.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Tomar, Portugal
The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.
Bellvei, Spain
Hidden well off the beaten path in Catalonia is this crumbling medieval castle that is slowly being covered in graffiti.
Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain
Living towers made of people that are now recognized by UNESCO.
Garraf, Spain
This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.
Caltagirone, Italy
142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.
Hong Kong
This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Mestia, Georgia
Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.
Gori, Georgia
A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.
Berlin, Germany
A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.
Ulaganskiy rayon, Russia
Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.
Kazan, Russia
Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.
Moscow, Russia
Hidden in a metro shop under a shopping mall, this small museum tells the story of one of the world's largest urban transit systems.
Moscow, Russia
Museum design and public transportation meet in this unique Russian train car.
Kalyazin, Russia
Stalin's march toward a more modern USSR flooded a monastery, leaving a unique and extravagant nautical marker, "The Flooded Belfry."
Yakutsk, Russia
The coldest city in the world.
Olkhonsky District, Russia
Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.
Moscow, Russia
Former headquarters of the KGB.