A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.

The historic cave is both a symbol of superstition and black magic and inspired one of the early Christian converts in Botswana.

Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.

The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

This ancient tomb in the West Bank is a holy site for Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.

The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.