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Rock of Ages Granite Quarry in Barre Town, Vermont
Visiting Rock of Ages Corp. granite quarries is basically a tour of the immense.The quarry itself is the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, and though 600 feet of its depths are under...
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Bosque Animado de Oma in Kortezubi, Spain
In 1984 sculptor and painter Agustín Ibarrola chose this site in the valley of Oma, Spain to create a work of living art using the surrounding pine trees as his canvas.The result is a mesmerizing...
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Miquel Barceló Installation in the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Palma in Palma...
A Gothic cathedral probably isn't the first place most people would go to find innovative contemporary artwork. Pay a visit to the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Palma in Spain, however, and you'll be...
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Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York
Erasmus Hall High School is the name of a complex that includes the remains of the oldest secondary institution in the state of New York, Erasmus Hall Academy. Founded in 1786 by Dutch settlers, the...
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The Silver Swan in Barnard Castle, County Durham, Scotland
Mark Twain saw the Silver Swan in Paris in 1867 and noted in his journal that it "had a living grace about his movement and a living intelligence in his eyes". Over 140 years later, this elegant...
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The Skeletons of Waldsassen Basillica in Waldsassen, Germany
In the Waldsassen Basillica in Waldsassen, Germany, the halls of the church are lined with an unusual sort of decoration.Known as the "Holy Bodies," they are the skeletons of Christian martyrs who were...
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Argentine Vintage Funeral Cadillacs in Argentina
Humankind has long speculated about the mystery that follows death.Regardless of conclusions, we have always devised ways to leave this world in style. Ancient Egyptians traveled to the afterlife in...
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Köw Ata Underground Lake in Geok-Tepe, Turkmenistan
In landlocked countries, finding a place to swim can often be a challenge.This is especially true for places like Turkmenistan, a sun-scorched Central Asian country, of which over 80% of the land is...
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Pancake Rocks in South Island, New Zealand
The Pancake Rocks are a heavily-eroded limestone area where the sea bursts though a number of vertical blowholes during high tides, creating a kind of geyser effect.Together with the "pancake" layering...
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Ollantaytambo Ruins in Ollantaytambo, Peru
Dating back to the reign of 15th-century Emperor Pachacuti who conquered the region, the town of Ollantaytambo contains some of Peru's best-preserved Inca ruins.Strategically located in the far western...
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German Masonic Home of Tappan in Tappan, New York
Set back a few hundred feet from the road behind a stand of trees sits the German Masonic Home, which for years acted as a home for infirm Masons, their widows, and orphans. While the structures...
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World's Largest Plant Maze in Wahiawā, Hawaii
Almost two and a half miles of paths weave through two acres of native plants to form the largest plant maze in the world. The current Guinness record holder, the Pineapple Maze at the Dole pineapple...
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Church of Santa María Tonantzintla in Puebla, Mexico
Upon entering the Church of Santa María Tonantzintla, visitors are confronted with a spectacular mosaic of religious imagery.Ornate plaster molding painted in bright, vibrant hues covers every last...
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Shops and Flower Market in London, United Kingdom
Browsing the quaint stores of Columbia Road is always a pleasant shopping experience, but every Sunday without fail, the strip turns into an enchanting garden of sweet aromas and vibrant colors....
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The Theatre in London, United Kingdom
In the 1570s, measures enacted to prevent the spread of plague drove London's theatre troupes into the neighboring "suburbs of sin," just past the city's northern boundaries. In 1576 construction began...
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The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave in Golden, Colorado
American soldier, bison hunter, and showman, Buffalo Bill Cody became internationally acclaimed after founding "Buffalo Bill's Wild West," a touring vaudeville showcase featuring scenes of the American...
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Batu Caves in Batu Caves, Malaysia
During Thaipusam, an annual celebration of the triumph of good over evil, hundreds of thousands of spiritual pilgrims climb the 272 stairs into the Batu Caves carrying kavadis, symbolic burdens which...
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Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris, France
Montparnasse Cemetery has plenty of famous eternal residents — from Charles Baudelaire to Susan Sontag to Man Ray to Guy de Maupassant — but the real wonder here is the curious monuments that the...
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Hôtel de Glace in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Canada
Comprised of 15,000 tons of snow and 500,000 tons of ice, the Hôtel de Glace is a massive undertaking yet, each spring it completely disappears.With only a four-month lifespan, the Ice Hotel takes a...
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Heavener Runestone in Heavener, Oklahoma
One woman’s relentless belief turned what was just an odd stone into the central monument of a state park. The Heavener Runestone is a ten-foot by twelve-foot high sandstone slab carved with symbols...
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