Valladolid, Mexico
Casa China
A mysterious, abandoned Chinese building in Mexico pays homage to the area's East Asian immigrants.
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Valladolid, Mexico
A mysterious, abandoned Chinese building in Mexico pays homage to the area's East Asian immigrants.
Thorpdale, Australia
The massive mountain ash that once stood at this site was cut down in an effort to prove that it was, indeed, the tallest of its kind.
Cuatrociénegas, Mexico
A miniature beach in the middle of the desert.
Deva, Romania
Visit an imposing 13th-century Transylvanian citadel lurking not far from the region's more heavily touristed attractions.
Mölndal, Sweden
Once the center of power for the region's various factories.
Fresno, California
The same family lived in this Victorian house for nearly 100 years without altering the building.
Gypsum, Colorado
Colorado's only active volcano last erupted around 4,000 years ago.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:
Bienno, Italy
A place to appreciate the sweat and ingenuity it used to take to make a pot.
Girona, Spain
Designed by Gustave Eiffel before his famed tower.
Perth, Scotland
Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.
Kings Beach, California
An early 20th-century fire lookout, still in intermittent use, preserves legacy fire-locating equipment.
Useldingen, Luxembourg
A 12th-century castle featuring a sensory path where partially-sighted visitors can experience regional history through touch and sound.
La Antigua, Mexico
This atmospheric ruins are truly a sight to behold.
Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain
An old quarry transformed into a recreational and cultural space.
Wolfsburg, Germany
Volkswagen's dedicated museum dives into the complex history of one of the world's best known cars.
Athens, Greece
View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.
Torndirrup, Australia
Wild seas have created two spectacular formations just a stone's throw away from each other.
Eslöv, Sweden
According to legend, this structure was inspired by the Tower of Babel and built in a 19th-century industrialist's yard so he could walk his dogs without leaving home.
Utrecht, Netherlands
The cutest way to stay safe in traffic.
Madrid, Spain
These distorting, funhouse mirrors achieved fame in a renowned piece of Spanish theater.
Lovelock, Nevada
How a bat poo mine became a major Native American archaeological site—and connections to legendary red-haired giants.
Bítov, Czechia
The castle in the romantic landscape of Podyjí houses what may be Europe's largest collection of taxidermy dogs.
Tokyo, Japan
“Historical” markers commemorating the sites of fictional events depicted in a popular jidaigeki novel series.