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The Doughnut in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
While the NSA is notorious for spying on the American people, Britain is no stranger to it either thanks to the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) which serves much the same function as the...
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The Abandoned Dutch Reform Church Cemetery in Beacon, New York
Sitting atop a hill overlooking the Hudson River, the old Reformed Dutch church of Fishkill Landing has been ministering to the local parishioners of Beacon, NY since 1859. Still operating today, the...
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Kuang Si Waterfalls in Luang Prabang, Laos
Nestled in the Laos jungle near the Tat Kuang Si Bear Rescue Centre, the cascading tiers of the Kuang Si Waterfalls draw gawking onlookers seeking a little bit of serene beauty in the midst of the...
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Chilean Memorial in La Push, Washington
Most memorials and monuments are put in places where they can be seen by the most amount of people and receive the maximum exposure for their honorees, but Washington's little Chilean Memorial is a...
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Phinney Park Air Raid Tower in Seattle, Washington
Erected in 1954 in response to the perceived threat of nuclear air raids Seattle's Phinney Park Air Raid Tower is the only remaining example of the 21 sirens that once blared out across the city during...
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Altos de Chavon in La Romana, Dominican Republic
Sitting in stark contrast to the traditional Dominican architecture, the purpose-built village of Altos de Chavon in La Romana was designed by a Hollywood set designer to look like a medieval village...
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Forbes Field Wall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The outfield wall of the old Forbes Field stadium still stands, a monument to 60 years of baseball history in Pittsburgh and one historic home run.Built in 1909, Forbes Field was the home of the...
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Korketrekkeren in Oslo, Norway
The Korketrekkeren ("Corkscrew" in English) sledding hill was once built into an Olympic venue, but it was delighting sledders for decades before that and continues to thrill decades later since it...
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Farewell Spit in Tasman, New Zealand
Splaying off from the northern tip of New Zealand's southern island, the skinny little beach known as Farewell Spit is a lovely and remote piece of nature that seems to call to whales who are looking...
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Gemini Giant in Wilmington , Illinois
The once ubiquitous "Muffler Men" that once dotted the attractions along Route 66 like giant clones have slowly disappeared over the years, but a few still remain, of which Illinois' Gemini Giant may...
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The Mistake House in Elsah , Illinois
Built in 1931, at the inception of liberal arts school Principia College, the  "Sample House," or "Mistake House" as it is more commonly known today was created as a sort of Frankenstein building...
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Illinois Woodhenge in Collinsville, Illinois
When the ancient postholes that demarcate the orbit of the Woodhenge in Illinois'Â Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site were first discovered, they were just that: holes in the ground. However thanks to...
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McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park in Langwarrin, Australia
Hidden away in the outer Melbourne suburb of Frankston, Victoria, is a magical collection of dream-like sculpture works that invite people to explore not just the natural surroundings of the park, but...
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Henry's Rabbit Ranch in Staunton, Illinois
There are a number of wonders along the Mother Road, Route 66, but likely the only one that is so singularly focused on rabbits of all kinds is Henry's Rabbit Ranch, a roadside attraction that has...
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Shipwreck of the Silver Spray in Chicago, Illinois
From the shore, the bit of the wreck of the Silver Spray that is visible above water looks almost like a natural formation, but anyone who swims up to it will find that it is in fact the rusting...
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Museum in der "Runden Ecke" in Leipzig, Allemagne
Germany's Museum in der "Runden Ecke" (literally "Museum in the 'Round Corner'") sits in a curved corner space that was once an office of the sinister East German secret police, the Stasi, and now...
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The Last Remnants of the Polo Grounds in New York, New York
High up on Coogan's Bluff, the hill in Upper Manhattan that divides Harlem and Washington Heights, there is an old cast iron staircase.Winding it's way down from where West 158th Street meets Edgecombe...
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Parker Ranch in Waimea, Hawaii
Before there were cowboys in most of the American West, there were the paniolos, the Hawaiian cowboys, on the Big Island.Captain George Vancouver gave five cattle to King Kamehameha I as a gift in...
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International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago, Illinois
Surgery has a sordid past. Through the 16th century, barbers also served the role of surgeon, wielding the amputation saw. Before antiseptics, many patients perished at the hands of their surgeon. In...
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Africatown in Mobile, Alabama
Officially, the international slave-trade was outlawed in America in 1808 but that did not stop enterprising ne'er do wells from trying to sneak African slaves into the states secretly. Such was the...
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