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Lincoln County Courthouse in Lincoln, New Mexico
This sleepy little town hidden in the hills of New Mexico was the site of what was arguably the bloodiest and most notorious 4 days in the history of the Wild Wild West.It began with a rivalry between...
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Kizhi Island in Lake Onega, Russia
Kizhi Pogost is a historical site dating from the 17th century.The island is located on Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. The pogost is the area inside a fence which includes two large...
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New York City Marble Cemetery in New York, New York
In the time between when New York city established its rural burial grounds outside of Manhattan and when rampant epidemics caused concern over earth graves, the New York City Marble Cemetery was built...
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Roadside America in Shartlesville, Pennsylvania
Visitors are treated to mid-20th Century model neighborhoods and railroads, sunsets every half-hour or so, along with a rendition of "God Bless America." This place is a cross between outsider art and...
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Hikiyama Float Exhibition Hall in Karatsu, Japan
This small museum and exhibition hall contains 14 large parade floats which are brought out once a year for a festival and parade through the town.The festive floats are several meters high and weigh...
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The Columcille Stones in Bangor, Pennsylvania
Coined as 'American's Stonehenge' the stones are an extraordinary sight to see.Columcille represents the offbeat dream of two highly spiritual fellows: Bill Cohen Jr., and Frederick Lindkvist. Their...
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Blue Lagoon in Grindavík, Iceland
The lava fields by the Svartsengi geothermal plant were accidentally transformed into a spa in the 1970s.Discharged water from the plant, which is rich in salt, blue green algae, sulphur, and white...
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Denbigh Castle Ruins in Denbigh, Wales
Built in the late 1200s during the castle building craze that followed the conquest of Wales by Edward I, the ruins of Denbigh Castle perch in a hilltop overlooking the Vale of Clwyd.The imposing...
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P. Stradins Museum for History of Medicine in Riga, Latvia
Soviet Scientist Vladimir Demikhov surgically attached the front half of one dog onto the neck of another dog by combining their two circulatory systems. Yep, that happened. A pioneer in organ...
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Super-Kamiokande in Hida, Japan
Neutrinos are some of the most abundant yet mysterious particles in our universe.Every second 50 trillion of them fly through our bodies without so much as a trace. Their neutral electric charge and...
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Crypt of Santa Maria de la Victoria in Malaga, Spain
Just outside the historic district of Malaga, the Basilica of Santa Maria de la Victoria houses an extraordinary little crypt, decorated top to bottom with playfully macabre figures of skeletons and...
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Jayne Mansfield Grave in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress in film, theater, and television, a nightclub entertainer, a singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s...
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The Plant in Chicago, Illinois
In Chicago, a former meatpacking plant is going green. The emerging business complex, known simply as The Plant, promises to set a remarkable example for sustainable food production and business...
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Hang Sung Sot in Vietnam
Hang Sung Sot, or the "Cave of Surprises" in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, was discovered in 1901 by the French. The cave is located on Bo Hon island.One of the most popular in the bay with tourists, the cave...
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La Famille Express Wreck in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
In 2004, in the midst of Hurricane Ike, a privately-owned freighter broke loose from its mooring and drifted into the Caribbean Sea.Today, the La Famille Express rests on a reef in a few feet of water,...
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Young Pioneer Camp in Moscow, Russia
Abandoned sometime in the late 1980s, this bizarre children's camp now stands forgotten in a forest north of Moscow. The site is most notable for its striking decorations, and the oversized, grotesque...
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22 Papal Hearts at Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi in Rome, Italy
In 2002 Pope John Paul II gifted use of the building to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church but the hearts of the popes remain in the marble urns.The popes are listed to the left of the altar and their...
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Roshen Fountain in Vinnytsia, Ukraine
By the totality of characteristics, Roshen Fountain in Vinnytsia is the biggest in Europe, and is said to be one of the top 10 beautiful and spectacular world fountains in existence.Using the water of...
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The Big Well in Greensburg, Kansas
Kansans, it seems, have dug themselves into a hole, and they couldn't be happier about it.Boasted as the world's largest hand dug well, and known as "The Big Well" it was begun in 1884, with farmers,...
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Christ of the Abyss in San Fruttuoso, Italy
While figures of the divine and the decorative abound in densely populated areas, rarely do you see honored artistry in the middle of nowhere. The Christ of the Abyss statue hopes to change that in...
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