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Dance of Death Bridge in Lucerne, Switzerland
From the outside, Lucerne's Spreuer Bridge looks to be a peacefully bucolic old-world span, the kind where medieval lovers might have met on a warm spring day, but hanging beneath the covered roof are...
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The Abandoned Village of Leri Cavour in Trino, Italy
The small town of Leri Cavour has changed hands a number of times during its centuries worth of history, but today it seems that no one wants to take responsibility for the once promising community so...
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Pont du Gard in Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
A number of large constructions from classical Rome have survived down the centuries from showing not only the quality of their construction, but the beauty of their design, and their aqueducts in...
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Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang Shi, China
While the cliff sides facing China's Yi River known as the Longmen Grottoes look as though they may be home to an oversized ant colony, in truth each and every pit in the rock is a Buddhist man-made...
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Doolin Cave in Doolin, Ireland
While Doolin, Ireland's beautiful Doolin Cave may have had a controversial beginning as a popular attraction but after making it available to the public, thousands of people a year flock to this tiny...
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Mount Yasur in Tanna Island, Vanuatu
Dominating the silhouette of Tanna Island in the South Pacific is a mighty vulcan mountain of Yasur that, despite having spat fire into the heavens continuously for over 800 years, is surprisingly...
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Fort Frederica in Saint Simons Island, Georgia
Rising up from the marshy shore of Georgia's Saint Simons Island, the crumbling Fort Frederica cuts a haunting image, but likely not as imposing as it was to the Spanish soldiers who failed to take the...
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The Hodges Meteorite in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Most space debris simply burns up in the atmosphere long before it can ever make earthfall, but every so often a one lucky meteor makes it through the fire, but only a few times in recorded history has...
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Beth Olem in Detroit, Michigan
According to strict Jewish law (and some modern laws), moving graves is prohibited, so when GM wanted to build a new factory over the existing Beth Olem cemetery, they had no choice but to simply build...
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Valley of the Fallen in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
A tragic number of soldiers perished on both sides during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s. As both a burial monument and as a memorial church, the epic Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos) was...
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Beit Guvrin Caves in Beit Guvrin, Israel
Dug out from beneath an area that was once known as the Israeli cities of Maresha and Beit Guvrin, the network of caves, named after the latter city, seem to have been created for a number of different...
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Iya Kazurabashi Bridge in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Stretching across the shallow Iya valley and the river below, the Iya Kazurabashi Bridge looks as though it may have simply grown in place, but in fact the hardy span is made by humans every three...
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Steve Canyon Statue in Idaho Springs, Colorado
In the 1940s the small city of Idaho Springs, looking to change its image as simply an old gold rush town, came up with the novel idea to capitalize on the then wild popularity of newspaper comic...
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Robot Hall of Fame in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nestled within the Carnegie Science Center's roboworld section, the world's largest permanent exhibition on robotics, the Robot Hall of Fame honors the best, brightest, and most likely to become our...
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Zao Fox Village in Shiroishi, Japan
Sitting at the base of Japan's lush Mount Zao, the Zao Fox Village provides a home to over 100 crafty, bushy-tailed vulpines that are allowed to run free and cute amongst the visitors and religious...
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Ribbon Chapel in Hiroshima, Japan
Tucked away on the grounds of Japan's Seto Inland Sea Resort the Ribbon Chapel looks like a building in the midst of unravelling, but this swooping dance of walkways is actually all about bringing...
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Beardslee Castle in Little Falls, New York
Created to mimic one of the traditional holds of historic Ireland, Beardslee Castle in upstate New York is a strange architectural outlier that has managed to survive multiple raging fires and still...
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Selexyz Dominicanen in Maastricht , Netherlands
Originally built over 700 years ago, the ancient church that now houses the Selexyz Dominicanen bookstore has been attracting visitors with its gothic beauty for centuries, but with its godly duties at...
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Pura Ulun Danu Bratan in Bali , Indonesia
Bali's Pura Ulun Danu Bratan temple pokes up out of the waters of Lake Bratan as though it is simply the peak of some much larger temple just beneath the water, and while it is as starkly humble as it...
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Paris Bird Market in Paris, France
The Paris Flower Market is a favorite attraction for visitors looking to see a more natural side of the beautiful city but every Sunday, when the fresh cut flower sellers take the day off, the market...
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