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Taum Sauk Mountain in Taum Sauk Mountain, Missouri
This flat-ridged mountain is supposedly named after Piankeshaw chief Sauk-Ton-Qua and his tragic tale.Sauk-Ton-Qua's daughter, Mina Sauk, fell in love with a warrior from a hostile tribe. When the...
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Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire
Augustus Saint-Gaudens was one of America's most prolific sculptors, so it should come as no surprise that his estate was gorgeous enough to make into a museum. The gifted sculptor's summer residence...
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The National Barber Museum & Hall of Fame in Canal Winchester, Ohio
Barber shops have long been a place for much more than a cut and a shave.Cutting your own hair has been seen as a horrible idea since ancient times. As far back as 3,500 BC Egypt, there is evidence...
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Petrova Gora in Crni Potok, Croatia
Built in memory of the Croatian partisan victims of World War II, Petrova Gora stands in remembrance of those who fought bravely against the spread of fascism. However, to enterprising Croat locals all...
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Schedelhof in Herentals, Belgium
Also known as the "Court of Skulls," the small Belgian museum known as Schedelhof is actually the private collection of a single zookeeper who began collecting the remains as a hobby after coming into...
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Massacre Cave in Eigg, Scotland
The tight opening of what is now known as Massacre Cave is a bit hard to find which made it the perfect hiding place for the surrounding population during the violent times of dueling Scottish clans,...
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Seven Sisters Cliffs in East Sussex, United Kingdom
The undulating cliffs known as the Seven Sisters rival even the White Cliffs of Dover for ivory clarity but the constant crashing of the ocean waves at their base is causing them to fall piece-by-piece...
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Ochopee Post Office in Ochopee, Florida
The smallest post office in the United States in Ochopee, Florida only has space for one employee at a time but has been serving the region for generations. Previously located inside the local general...
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Britton Hill in Paxton, Florida
Dotted with farms, forests, and gentle hills, the western half of the Florida Panhandle isn't the Florida most vacationers are familiar with, but near to the Alabama border is the highest of these...
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Fountains Abbey in Fountains, North Yorkshire
Founded in the 10th century, the ornate religious complex known as Fountains Abbey remained in active use for over 400 years and miraculously continues to stand in much its original form despite being...
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Kanyakumari Gandhi Mandapam in Kanyakumari, India
Built in 1956, the Gandhi Mandapam in Kanyakumari, India sits on the site where the famed pacifist's ashes were kept before they were scattered to the sea and features unique architectural details to...
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Banphasawan in Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Baanphasawan is a large upscale resort that has fashioned each of nearly 100 dwellings into the shape of fruits, vegetables, and other plants, and in its fruity obsession has managed to assemble...
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Kosmaj Monument in Kosmaj, Serbia
The Kosmaj Monument (Kosmaj Spomenik in Serbian), is made of six freestanding concrete structures, each roughly 40 meters high, that taken together look a bit like a spaceship sent through time from a...
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Kozara Memorial Monument in Dera, Bosnia and Herzegovina
In April of 1942, 4,000 Yugoslavian partisans watched some 40,000 Nazis and local fascist forces head directly towards their location in the city of Dera with the express goal of wiping them from the...
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Museum of Communication in Bern , Switzerland
Focusing on the very concept of the ways in which society converses, Bern's Museum of Communication casts a wide net that manages to touch on everything from letter writing to email while still keeping...
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Elephanta Caves in Elephanta Island, India
When the Portuguese arrived on the west coast of India in 1534, they discovered an extraordinary island riddled with ancient galleries carved from the solid rock of the hillsides.Filled with exquisite...
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The Devil's Heads in Želízy, Czech Republic
A disturbing sight awaits hikers exploring the forest above the village of Zelizy in the Czech Republic—two enormous demonic faces carved from the native stone stare back with empty eyes.Created by...
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Spring Temple Buddha in Zhaocun township of Lushan County, China
The world's tallest statue (at the moment at least) stands in the Fodushan Scenic Area in the Zhaocun township of China.Built between 1997 and 2008, the massive copper Buddha stands atop a 66 foot tall...
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Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum in John Day, Oregon
The Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum was once the social and material hub of its area but after being closed for more than 20 years, it was reopened to reveal a dense time capsule of a late 1800's...
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Primo Autobody Repair in Flushing , New York
One might imagine the most radioactive place in New York City to be some sort of rogue lab or weapons dump, but the truth is that it is a nondescript Queens auto shop called Primo Autobody Repair.The...
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