Longwood, Saint Helena
Longwood House
Napoleon’s home in exile, decorated with poisonous wallpaper.
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Longwood, Saint Helena
Napoleon’s home in exile, decorated with poisonous wallpaper.
Pyongyang, North Korea
This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.
Segovia, Spain
One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'
Nuuk, Greenland
1% of Greenland's entire population used to live in this single building, which is now slated for demolition.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Chaunrikharka, Nepal
Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.
Aurland, Norway
Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.
Paju, South Korea
Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Andermatt, Switzerland
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Chittorgarh, India
A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.
Martorell, Spain
A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.
Kerry, Ireland
This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Bolgatanga, Ghana
Topless shrine of northern Ghana.
Bandiagara, Mali
These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.
Timbuktu, Mali
Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.
Djenne, Mali
The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.
Nubia, Egypt
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Shanghai, China
An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The deepest metro station in the world.
Pont-en-Royans, France
These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.