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Washington Island Stave Church in Washington Island, Wisconsin
Seemingly dropped in place right from medieval Norway, the traditional wooden stave church belonging to Wisconsin's Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church was built on Washington Island to honor the...
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Mulhacén Peak in Granada, Spain
Jutting up above the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains, Mulhacén Peak, the highest in Spain (and for that matter, one of the highest in Europe) may be the final resting place of a 15th century king....
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Grandview in Hollandale, Wisconsin
Nick Engelbert had already lived in his Wisconsin residence for around a decade before he created his first concrete statue, but by the time he moved away, his home had become a veritable folk art...
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Özkonak Underground City in Nevşehir, Turkey
While the exact age of the Cappadonian underground city of Özkonak is unknown, it dates back to before antiquity however the industrial systems laced throughout its halls seem surprisingly advanced,...
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Salford Lads' Club in Salford, Lancashire
Established in 1904 by the man who would go on to found the Boy Scouts, Robert Baden-Powell, the iconic Salford Lads' Club has been keeping mischievous youth out of trouble for over a century,...
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Roça Sundy in Principe, São Tomé and Príncipe
Roça Sundy is a nearly abandoned coffee plantation on the small african island of Principe, just north of the equator where an independent astrophysicist proved Einstein's theory of relativity by...
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The Flooded Crypt of San Zaccaria in Venice, Italy
Established in the 15th century using a mixture of Gothic and Renaissance styles that reflect the transitional times, Venice's San Zaccaria church is a beautifully ornate church whose crypt has filled...
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The Treasures in the Trash Museum in New York, New York
Secreted away on the second floor of the MANEAST11 garbage truck garage is an ever-growing collection of strange items that have been plucked from the trash, and while it is not open to the public it...
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Fitzroy House in London , United Kingdom
Dating back to 1791, London's Fitzroy House was in spitting distance of some of literature's greatest minds, but the house itself is best known for the tenure of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology...
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Derinkuyu Underground City in Nevşehir Province, Turkey
Like something out of an especially surreal horror movie, the Derinkuyu Underground City was discovered in modern times when a man discovered a hidden room behind a wall in his home which, after...
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Faerie Traces in Paris, Illinois
Created by Geographer-at-Large Eames Demetrios, Kcymaerxthaere is a "parallel universe that intersects with much of our linear Earth, but with different stories, creatures, peoples, even laws of...
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Out House in Manchester, United Kingdom
Worse than an actual, working public toilet, the former restrooms in Manchester's Northern Quarter had been abandoned as horrible concrete eyesores for decades before two artists turned the forgotten...
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Gravensteen in Gent, Belgium
Constructed over the site of a much weaker looking wooden castle by a pompous count, the fairytale fortress known as Gravensteen became a house of torture and injustice and was almost torn down later...
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The Bronze Ear of Casa Sola-Busca in Milan, Italy
Sitting quietly among the early-modern buildings of Milan's Zone of Silence neighborhood is the Casa Sola-Busca which would almost go unnoticed if it weren't for the huge ear made of bronze jutting out...
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Kaymaklı Underground City in Nevşehir Province, Turkey
Buried beneath the surface of Turkey's Cappadocia are a number of stunning underground cities built in ancient times to protect the local population from marauding armies and roving bands of invaders,...
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Elwood, The World's Tallest Concrete Gnome in Ames, Iowa
Looming amidst the verdant surrounds of Reiman Gardens at Iowa State University, Elwood, a massive garden gnome stands as a jovial sentry against all others would dare challenge his title as tallest...
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Coast Cemetery in Sydney, Australia
Hidden amongst the finest golf courses of Sydney's Eastern Suburbs is the Coast Cemetery, an aging graveyard that remembers a time when the whole area existed solely to house smallpox victims.In 1881,...
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Reed Flute Cave in Guilin, China
Now a popular destination for tourists and fans of lighting design alike, China's Reed Flute Cave has evidence that the cave was a revered hideaway at least over a thousand years ago even though it was...
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Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy
Built in the 4th century, this massive Roman church has undergone centuries of change and expansion, and along the way has become home to a series of pope pictures that are said to herald the end of...
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Tomb of Cyrus in Fars, Iran
This ancient burial site is said to hold the body of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian empire, noted human rights (comparatively) pioneer, and posthumous occupant of one of the world's first...
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