Edinburgh, Scotland
Library of Mistakes
A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Woomera, Australia
Bomb tests and sheep ranchers share the world's largest military land base.
Mount Barry, Australia
The longest fence in the world stretches over 3,000 miles to keep the dingoes out.
Coober Pedy, Australia
This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.
Penong, Australia
A tiny town's spinning, whirling propeller collection holds Australia's largest windmill.
Caiguna, Australia
Some of the world's largest letters are carved into the limestone bedrock of the Nullarbor Plain.
Australia
An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Esperance, Australia
A tiny museum in Esperance, Australia, displays a bunch of space debris from NASA’s Skylab.
Norseman, Australia
No one seems to know who suffered the disappointment at this particular place.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Rome, Italy
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.
Rome, Italy
The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Venice, Italy
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.