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Mount Saint Mary's Academy in Grass Valley, California
Father William Dalton had some concerns about the souls of his rough-and-tumble fellow Irishmen settled in the wild, gold-riddled foothills of Grass Valley. It was time to call in the sisters.The...
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Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute in Bangkok, Thailand
The Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand is a snake farm and museum operated by the Red Cross which specializes in the education, production, and research of...
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Jules Verne's Tomb in Amiens, France
Famed science fiction author Jules Verne died from diabetes at the age of 77 on March 24th 1905 in Amiens, France where he was buried in the Cimetière de la Madeleine.Two years after his death a...
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Viaduct Petrobras in Porto Novo, Brazil
As though it was miraculously transported from a more urban area, the abandoned Viaduct Petrobras rises out of the lush South American jungle, a testament to mismanaged government spending.Construction...
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Tree in the Rock in Buford, Wyoming
Smack dab in the middle of Interstate 80, in The Smallest Town in America (population: 1) literally in the median between the road lanes is a tree growing from the top of a boulder.This roadside...
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Sibelius Monument in Helsinki, Finland
Finnish composer Jean Sibelius once said “Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.” As though to bringing this adage to fruition, there is the...
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Zorthian Ranch in Altadena, California
California's Zorthian Ranch is a strange compendium of rusting vehicles, roaming llamas, junk and free spirits enjoying free rent.The 27-acre ranch is the once-home of artist Jirayr Zorthian, who died...
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Oz Park in Chicago, Illinois
When the city of Chicago decided to improve the dilapidated Lincoln Park neighborhood, they chose to honor author L. Frank Baum, who used to live in the area in the 1890's, by developing the whimsical...
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Cradle of Humankind in Magaliesburg, South Africa
The Cradle of Humankind is a 180 square mile site northwest of Johannesburg home to the oldest hominid fossils ever found.The Maropeng Visitor Center contains a small museum that explores the history...
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National Museum of Crime and Punishment in Washington D.C., District of Columbia
Since Washington D.C. is where most of America's laws are created, it's no surprise that the city contains the nation's premiere museum focusing on the history and future of crime and punishment.The...
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The Head of St. John the Baptist at Amiens Cathedral in Amiens, France
France's Amiens Cathedral contains a preserved skull (facial bone sans lower jaw) which is supposedly that of famed prophet John the Baptist.While the grim relic has said to have been lost and found a...
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Basilica of St. Pius X in Lourdes, France
Hidden beneath the Boulevard Père Rémi Sempé in Lourdes, France is the massive concrete Basilica of St. Pius X, otherwise known as the Underground Basilica.This architecturally controversial church was...
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Helltown, Ohio in Peninsula, Ohio
The abandoned village now colorfully known as 'Helltown' is purportedly teeming with crybaby bridges, spooked school buses, mass human sacrifice scenes, and a mutant python for good measure.The extreme...
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The World's Largest Dinosaur in Drumheller, Canada
Roaring at the Canadian sky, The World's Largest Dinosaur in the town of Drumheller is surprisingly inviting.The over-sized thunder lizard is surrounded by smaller dinosaur statues spread throughout...
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The Huer's Hut in Newquay, United Kingdom
Visitors to the bright white building on the coast of Cornwall known as The Huer's Hut would not be totally incorrect in thinking the structure resembles a crude lighthouse.Dating back to the 14th...
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Longfellow House in Cambridge, Massachusetts
"All are architects of fate, working in these walls of Time; some with massive deeds and great, some with ornaments of rhyme." These words, penned by Henry Wadsorth Longfellow, aptly describe the...
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Tianmen Skywalk in Zhangjiajie, China
Tianmen or “Heavenly Gate” mountain is named for the enormous gaping hole in the center of the rock that appears as a sunlit portal to another world. The mountain, which towers over the Zhangjiajie...
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The Pinnacles in Cervantes, Australia
The Pinnacles are an irregular grouping of limestone towers located in coastal Australia's Nambung National Park.These bright rocky plinths were formed slowly over millions of years as ocean winds blew...
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Eclectic Menagerie Park in Houston, Texas
Cruising down Highway 288 through Houston, Texas be careful not to swerve off the road when suddenly confronted with the low-flying planes and imposing steel creatures looming in front of the Texas...
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Lycian Tomb Uçagiz in Uçagiz, Turkey
Teimiussa lies directly east of today's village of Üçagiz, you can visit some of the ruins at the eastern end of Üçagiz's harbour.Not much is known about the history of the city and it has no known...
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