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New Orleans, Louisiana

Tiny Tombs

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.
Added by tjgallier504
Albertinia, South Africa

Skull Garden

On the grounds of a game lodge, a path decorated with the skulls of all kinds of animals.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Prague, Czechia

Iron Knight

The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.
Added by RiccardoDP
Yamagata, Japan

Night-Crying Sumo Wrestlers

A quartet of temple guardian statues that allegedly cry at night for being forbidden from wrestling.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Much Marcle, England

Much Marcle Ancient Yew

One of the oldest and most majestic living trees in Britain, thought to be over 1,500 years old.
ariadnemaze Added by ariadnemaze
Xagħra, Malta

Ta' Kola Windmill

This is one of the very few intact windmills built by the Knights of St. John in the island nation of Malta.
Dark Nebula Deluxe Added by Dark Nebula Deluxe
Hanamaki, Japan

‘Future City Galactic Earth Railway’

A fantastical glow-in-the-dark mural inspired by the city’s most famous writer, Kenji Miyazawa.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Yamagata, Japan

Tarumizu Sanctuary

A sacred place for ascetic training, set in a honeycomb-walled cliffside cave deep in the woods.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
St. Charles, Illinois

Ghoulish Mortals

This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.
shopabernathys Added by shopabernathys
Washington

Lake Chelan

A narrow fjord-like lake, the third-deepest in the United States, runs for over 50 miles into the Cascades of Washington state.
slgwv Added by slgwv
London, England

Ancient Melancholy Man

This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.
Dark Nebula Deluxe Added by Dark Nebula Deluxe
North Rim, Arizona

Nankoweap Granaries

Hike up to this ancestral grain storage site, but don't touch.
Added by rkjock1
Corris, Wales

'Little Italy'

One man's love affair with this Mediterranean country has been turned into a work of whimsical delight.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
St Olaves, England

St. Olave's Priory

This building from the Middle Ages was dedicated to the patron saint of Norway.
ariadnemaze Added by ariadnemaze
Sendai, Japan

Tomizawa Site (Underground Forest Museum)

A 20,000-year-old fossilized forest is preserved at this unique museum.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Temple

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Chicago, Illinois

Palmer House Hilton

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Slough, England

Station Jim

This preserved puppy was an adorable beacon of charity.
Added by val
Rome, Italy

Basilica of Santi Quattro Coronati

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.
LatiumMirabile Added by LatiumMirabile
Rome, Italy

Arch of Gallienus

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
Added by brickhound
Rome, Italy

The Sweating Cenotaph at the Archbasilica San Giovanni in Laterano

Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.
CadaverFormosus Added by CadaverFormosus
London, England

The Ostler's Hut

This is London's smallest listed building.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Ashchimuryn, Kazakhstan

Shakpak-Ata

A remote, centuries-old underground mosque with a lunar aesthetic.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
San Salvador, El Salvador

Iglesia El Rosario

Padre Delgado, a leader in the fight for Salvadoran independence, is buried in this stunning Brutalist cathedral.
robertkylemolina Added by robertkylemolina