Rome, Italy
Galleria Sciarra
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
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Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Agoura Hills, California
An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.
Narvik, Norway
The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.
Paris, France
A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.
Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Paris, France
A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.
Copper Harbor, Michigan
The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.
Sligo, Ireland
A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.
Bures, England
A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.
London, England
The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.
London, England
This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.
London, England
Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
New York, New York
A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Swisttal, Germany
This mysterious pig iron pillar does not rust, despite being weathered by the elements for centuries.
Namibia
Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.
Machrie, Scotland
More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.
Wellington, Kentucky
Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.
Mukilteo, Washington
A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.
Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia
The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."
Garraf, Spain
This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.