Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.

For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.

Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.

Watch the local Netherlands birds from inside this giant eco-egg.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

An unusual vending machine designed to support mourners during funeral ceremonies at Zurich's largest cemetery.

Florida’s first home built with eco-friendly hempcrete.

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

The construction of a new church near Venosa was started in the 11th century, but never finished.

Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

This delightful hidden farm is home to Victorian ruins and a wonderful menagerie of animals.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

Come for the records, stay for the retro pinball machines.

See hundreds of herons and egrets in the heart of the city in this dreamy hidden park.

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

A former top secret military tunnel is now stuffed with snow and open year-round to skiers.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

A collection of wonderfully preserved 19th-century creatures, as well as hunting trophies seized during a police raid.

The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.

This technological marvel is one of the world's first 3D-printed bridges.