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Quincy Quarries Reservation in Quincy, Massachusetts
Once known for its stoneworks, Quincy, Massachussets closed its last quarry in 1963 leaving large pits in the ground that have, after a fair amount of tragedy, been transformed in the Quincy Quarries...
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Parque Gulliver in Valencia, Spain
In Gulliver's Travels, the titular character is tied down by fearful Lilliputians who climb all over him in an attempt to subdue the "giant" and visitors can relive this famous literary scene at the...
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Quetzalcoatl’s Nest in Naucalpan, Mexico
Northwest of Mexico City the feathered serpent Aztec God, Quetzalcoatl has been turned into a series of condos.Located among the lush natural ravines of Naucalpan, Mexico, Quetzalcoatl’s Nest is a...
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Point Judith Lighthouse in Narragansett, Rhode Island
Known as a "Graveyard of the Atlantic," Point Judith, in Narragansett, RI, has confounded seafarers since the first European ships explored the continent.High shipping traffic, coupled with the dense...
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Beijing Ancient Observatory in Beijing, China
The Beijing Ancient Observatory is one of the oldest stellar observation sites in the world, and even more astoundingly, it operated entirely without telescopes.The historic observatory was originally...
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The Clink Prison Museum in London, United Kingdom
Operating from 1144 to 1780, The Clink may be the oldest prison in England, and the former penitentiary now houses a museum dedicated to its criminal past.Built on the actual site of the ancient...
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Ye Olde Curiosity Shop in Seattle, Washington
A lifelong passion for curiosities was inspired by winning the book "Wonders of Nature" in 3rd grade for having the neatest desk. Joseph Standley (1854-1940) became an avid collector of Indian and...
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Angelita Cenote in Tulum, Mexico
The last thing most scuba divers expect to find while diving is another river underwater, but that is exactly what awaits in the depths of the flooded cave known as the Angelita Cenote.In the thick...
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11. Pasadena City Hall in Pasadena, California
Pasadena’s City Hall has been a favorite filming location for Hollywood ever since Charlie Chaplin used the towering domed structure as the backdrop for scenes in his 1940 satire The Great Dictator....
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La Pascualita in Chihuahua, Mexico
Chihuahua, Mexico's La Pasqualita has been giving window shoppers the creeps for decades with her eerily lifelike appearance and possible adventures after dark. Dressed in bridal wear and exhibited in...
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Lady in the Lake in Eielson AFB, Alaska
The Lady of the Lake is a B29 weather reconnaissance aircraft which had decommissioned after WWII. It was stripped of all parts and placed in the lake on the Eielson Air Force Base and used for open...
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Lady of the Lake in North Pole, Alaska
The Lady of the Lake is what they call the ghostly remains of a WB-29 Superfortress, a weather reconnaissance aircraft retired in 1955 that sits partially submerged in an Alaskan lake at Eielson...
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Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand
In the center of Bangkok, Thailand a rather beautiful monument tells a rather misleading story about the Siamese Revolution of 1932.There is no mistaking the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, with four...
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Villisca Axe Murder House in Villisca, Iowa
A brutal, unsolved murder case from last century still attracts morbid visitors to the crime scene which is now unabashedly named the Villisca Axe Murder House. Sometime after midnight on June 10th,...
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Ascog Hall Victorian Fernery in United Kingdom
"When the "jungle" was gradually cleared, we uncovered a large glazed structure in the undergrowth, almost hidden by a covering of ivy. Rustic steps led down to the sunken, dingy interior full of...
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Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
The Chungking Mansions are an infamous melting pot of seedy underground activities and vices nestled into one of Hong Kong’s busiest areas.The sprawling building is composed of five residential towers...
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Cemetery of the Nameless in Vienna, Austria
Suicide victims turned away from a Catholic burial, bodies with no names fished out of the Danube. That's who lies resting in this hard to find cemetery.The cemetery was originally opened in 1840 and...
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Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain
When the foundation stone of the Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família was laid in 1882, it's unlikely that anyone involved anticipated that the construction of this church would take well...
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The Fountain of Time in Chicago, Illinois
The product of a 1905 financial gift to the city of Chicago, The Fountain of Time, or as it is actually named, "Time" has been reminding people that their time on this Earth is limited for over a...
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Paleozoological Museum of China in Beijing, China
Mixing high camp and hard science, the Paleozoological Museum of China seeks to bring the march of evolution to life for its visitors.Over 800 exhibit items are subdivided between the Museum of...
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