Katowice, Poland
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While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.
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Katowice, Poland
While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Venice, Italy
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
Todmorden, England
A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.
Halifax, England
A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.
San Antonio, Texas
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
Wicklow, Ireland
This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.
Riga, Latvia
The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.
Brookville, Pennsylvania
Dozens upon dozens of boulders engraved with scripture tell the story of one man's troubled life.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Somerville, Massachusetts
A little Lego easter egg is hidden underwater in the Boston Tea Party tableau at Miniland.
Coventry, England
One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.
Lincoln, England
Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.
Ludlow, England
Centuries of human activity have forged an eerie landscape of ruins and craters on an exposed and windswept hilltop.
Lewes, Delaware
A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.
Kesennuma, Japan
450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.
Nederland, Colorado
One of the few surviving Panama Canal steam shovels stands outside a tiny Colorado mining museum.
Tokyo, Japan
After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.
Kesennuma, Japan
Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.
Ely, England
A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.
Roswell, New Mexico
The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.
Kuta, Indonesia
The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.
Valenciennes, France
This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.
Iceland
A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.