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Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co. in Seattle , Washington
It's the dream of many a young child to grow up to be a brave, space-faring astronaut, but most of these dreams end up smothered by the grueling realities of the profession. However Seattle's Greenwood...
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Blue Waters Supercomputer in Champaign, Illinois
Push up your glasses and straighten your pocket protectors because the massive supercomputer known as Blue Waters at the National Petascale Computing Facility on the University of Illinois campus can...
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Devil's Slide Bunker in Pacifica , California
High atop California's coastal peak known colorfully as Devil's Slide are the crumbling remains of a squat cement building that looks as though it is about to tip off the edge of the summit and slide...
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Steilneset Memorial in Vardo, Norway
Sitting on the stark, barren coast of the Barents Sea in Vardø, Norway are pair of modern but somber structures known collectively as the Steilneset Memorial which honors the memories of the dozens of...
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The Circo Teatro of Old Cartagena in Cartagena, Colombia
On the outskirts of the old San Diego neighborhood of Cartagena, Colombia, a once vibrant institution of the city is gradually falling apart. Nestled up against the ancient walls built to protect the...
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Cirkulation II in Linköping, Sweden
At the time of its creation, no one could have predicted that a seemingly harmless sculptured dog placed in a roundabout in southern Sweden would end up stirring up political controversy and inciting a...
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Etowah Indian Mounds in Carterville, Georgia
First created over a thousand years ago, what we now know as the Etowah Indian Mounds are a treasure trove of artifacts, bodies, and cultural insight into an ancient culture that is lamentably...
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St. Annaberg Thingstätte in Góra Świętej Anny, Poland
St. Annaberg Thingstätte, one of Europe's largest man-made, stone amphitheaters - a monument among the infamous ruins of the Third Reich, with a capacity of up to 50,000 - sits at the foot of a...
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The Palace of the Inquisition in Cartagena, Colombia
The Parque de Bolivar located in the historic El Centro neighbourhood of Cartagena, is one of the ancient city's most popular relaxation spots. Here in the leafy shade offered by the palm trees, and...
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Leffrinckoucke Bunkers in Leffrinckoucke, France
When German forces took control of the historic French Fort des Dunes they installed a series of typically imposing seaside bunkers as part of their larger "Atlantic Wall," but today their concrete...
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Gold Camp Road Tunnels in Colorado Springs, Colorado
The two remaining (three if you count the collapsed tunnel) Gold Camp Road Tunnels set into the hills of Colorado Springs' Bear Creek Park are said to be severely haunted, and while this is just...
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Gbadolite in Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Once a small village on the edge of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that was barely even mentioned on most maps, Gbadolite was transformed into the extravagant seat of a dictator who changed the...
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The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover, Vermont
Fittingly held in a simple barn building, Vermont's Museum of Everyday Life is a homegrown collection of items that most people would simply send to the scrapheap. Here they are venerated for their...
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The Luchtsingel in Rotterdam, Netherlands
A common lament among city-dwellers stems from waiting for the creaky wheels of government to implement fixes and improvements when areas go fall into decline. Such was the case with North Rotterdam...
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The Hole of the Sorrows in Carron, Ireland
Some call it an Irish Stonehenge. Locals in County Clare, Ireland look on the Poulnabrone dolmen as just another part of the landscape - no different from the low stone ahistorical fences which have...
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Casa Bacardi in Cataño, Puerto Rico
On the outskirts of the working class barrios of Cataño, Puerto Rico, lies an oasis for the discerning cocktail sipper, the Casa Bacardi. Once inside the giant iron gates adorned with the distinctive...
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Jembatan Akar in Sumatra Barat, Indonesia
Extending over the Indonesian Batang Bayang River, the slowly growing Jembatan Akar root bridge (Jembatan Akar means "root bridge") is made entirely out of the naturally growing roots of two banyan...
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The Thousand-Year Rose in Hildesheim, Germany
More of a out-of-control tree than the lilting flower the name might suggest, the Rose of Hildesheim, otherwise known as the Thousand-Year Rose, is thought to be the oldest living rose on the planet,...
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Musée d’Anatomie de Montpellier in Montpellier, France
The historic Musée d’Anatomie de Montpellier (roughly the Conservatory of Anatomy in English) displays a number of unsettling anatomical specimens including the central figure of a literally muscular...
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The Lex and Ruby Graham Gardens in Cremorne Point, Australia
Just beyond the path along the Cremorne Point Foreshore Walk, and linked together by a series of steps and paths, sit over a hectare of magical gardens that slope down to a simple rock pool in Sydney...
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