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Hand of the Desert in Antofagasta, Chile
The scorched moonscape of Atacama stretches for hundreds of miles on both sides of the Pan-American Highway, undisturbed by any sign of human activity. About 75km south of the town of Antofagasta, its...
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Yoda Fountain in San Francisco, California
Sitting outside of the Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco's beloved Presidio is a statue of one of the wisest beings in the galaxy far, far away, and you can receive his blessing for...
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Jellyfish Lake in Koror, Palau
Located on an uninhabited rock island off the coast of Koror in Palau, Jellyfish Lake is one of 70 saltwater lakes on this South Pacific archipelago that were once connected to the ocean, but are now...
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Wings Museum in West Sussex , United Kingdom
While many aircraft museums present their aircraft as gleaming restoration projects, and while they also have their share of that, the Wings Museum in Sussex displays many of their wrecks as...
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Mystery Hole in Ansted, West Virginia
While the heyday of zany roadside wonders designed to lure in smiling families on their yearly road trip is long since passed, West Virginia's delightfully named Mystery Hole continues to endure thanks...
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The Marconi Hotel in Marshall, California
The Marconi Hotel is a fascinating, yet nearly-forgotten piece of radio history nestled in the hills near Marshall, California, that was built to house Marconi employees, but ended up acting as a...
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Ángela Peralta Theater in Mazatlán, Mexico
Nestled in the center of historic Mazatlán, the Ángela Peralta Theater is a luxurious opera house that was named after one of Mexico's most beloved singers whose winding life (and death) story involves...
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Point Lookout State Park in Scotland, Maryland
Point Lookout is the southernmost place on Maryland's western shore, and is now the site of a placid park dotted with monuments, but during the Civil War it was the site of one of the largest and...
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Vladslo German Military Cemetery in Diksmuide, Belgium
Among the 25,638 First World War soldiers who rest at the Vladslo German Military Cemetery is Peter Kollwitz, son of renowned German artist Käthe Kollwitz, who was killed at 18 years old on October 23,...
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Sacrario Militare del Monte Grappa in Paderno del Grappa, Italy
Built into an Italian hillside, near the summit of Monte Grappa, the Sacrario Militare del Monte Grappa is a monumental burial site for soldiers killed on both sides of World War I.The second battle of...
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U.S Army Medical Department Museum in San Antonio, Texas
Built using private donations, the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum is a collection of military medical artifacts and memorabilia showcasing contributions to medicine during wartime and peace....
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Meguro Parasitological Museum in Meguro, Japan
Billing itself as the only establishment in the world entirely devoted to parasites, this quirky little museum has become a popular offbeat attraction - and even date spot - in the relatively quiet...
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Grave of Stonewall Jackson's Arm in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Most of Civil War superstar Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was buried in a Lexington, Virginia, cemetery that now bears his name, but he was so famous at the time of his death that his amputated...
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"Hellmira" Monument in Elmira, New York
Visitors to the small city of Elmira in upstate New York could be forgiven for not realizing that it was once home to one of the most torturous prison camps of the Civil War since there is little...
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Morgan Monument in Batavia, New York
In the southwest corner of the historic Batavia Cemetery, stands a monument that towers over the nearby graves honoring a man who was very likely murdered by Freemasons, sparking a movement a whole...
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The Skin of Little Sorrel in Lexington, Virginia
While there are a number of famous wartime animals stuffed up and displayed around the American expanse, possibly one of the most famous is Little Sorrel, Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson's Civil War nag...
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Rakotzbrücke in Kromlau , Germany
Nestled among the verdant foliage in Kromlau, Germany's Kromlauer Park, is a delicately arched devil's bridge known as the Rakotzbrücke which was specifically built to create a circle when it is...
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Royse City Futuro House in Royse City, Texas
Less than a hundred of Finnish architect Matti Suuronen's sci-fi-inspired Futuro Houses were ever produced, and now less than 50 remain, making the odd spaceship vacation home crumbling away in a Royse...
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Nara Dreamland in Nara, Japan
In 1961, Nara Dreamland was the Japanese answer to Southern California's legendary Disneyland, and shared several of its themes and features, including its very own Main Street U.S.A.Unfortunately it...
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Tnjri in Skhtorashen, Armenia
Through centuries of war and peace, countless regimes, and an uncertain future, one thing has remained constant in the small Armenian republic of Nagorno-Karabakh - the tree known as Tnjri. Estimated...
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