This building is a recreation of the gatehouse that separated Los Alamos from the outside world during the era of the Manhattan Project.

A spectacular slot canyon at the northern edge of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

For 14 years, this former stray dog greeted every train passenger that arrived in Fort Collins.

An antiquated aquarium housed in a converted government anti-nuclear bunker.

A town half-submerged in volcanic mud has become a pilgrimage site for devotees of one of the tragedy's victims.

Originally brought to Texas by Czech settlers, these sweet and savory pastries are an essential local breakfast staple.

In 1888, a resident of Xagħra, Malta, discovered a small underground chamber filled with stalactites and stalagmites when digging a well.

Photographs of the faces of the town's dead cover the walls of this small Italian church.

An eccentric museum dedicated to Islam Karimov, the former dictator of Uzbekistan.

A colossal statue of a woman hugging a modern building.

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.

An abandoned sanatorium building from the early 20th century sits in the forest of the Rila mountains.

One of the few slot canyons in New Mexico, this area is fantastic for hiking, camping, and stargazing.

A 160-year-old tower built in honor of a scholar who was burned at the stake for translating the Bible.

This enigmatic Iberian sculpture of uncertain origin may have once guarded a burial site.