London, England
Word on the Water
This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
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London, England
This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.
Hatgal, Mongolia
Traces of the thriving lake trade that once linked the Soviet Union with Mongolia.
Blidworth, England
A mysterious medieval monument said to mark the final resting place of Robin Hood’s henchman.
Brooklyn, New York
A mysterious, abandoned building rotting on the Brooklyn waterfront.
Punta Arenas, Chile
A display of hand-built replicas of the legendary vessels used by Patagonian and Antarctic explorers.
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Mialet, France
This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.
Beverly, Massachusetts
Rumored to have tormented a family in the late 1960s, this toy now resides in a quiet little oddities shop.
Cavalier, North Dakota
Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.
Selçuk, Turkey
This beautiful train graveyard is one of the largest collections of steam locomotives in the Mediterranean and Europe.
Glenelg, Scotland
The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.
Odiham, England
It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.
Baffin, Unorganized, Nunavut
The third-largest island in Canada is one of the remotest places on Earth.
Roosevelt, Arizona
This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.
London, England
An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.
Coverham, England
A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.
Keld, England
The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.
Saint Davids, Wales
A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.
Děčín, Czechia
When the river dries up, these stones start talking.
Torslanda, Sweden
Sweden's southernmost prehistoric rock art is hidden just outside Gothenburg.
Sonora, California
A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.
Washington, D.C.
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.