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From historians to horror writers to white nationalists, attempts to explain the settlement's fate reveal a great deal about our own attitudes.
Zagreb, Croatia
A fantastical display of Croatian folklore, mythology, and myths.
Varzob, Tajikistan
A Soviet-era health spa complete with radioactive bathing and shock therapy.
Maldonado, Uruguay
Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.
Newburgh, Scotland
One of the youngest whisky distilleries in Scotland may also be the country’s oldest.
Manila, Philippines
This historic Art Deco building embellished with local tropical fruits had fallen into disrepair before a recent restoration.
Milan, Italy
A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.
Darjeeling, India
Inside this Darjeeling museum, you can see a pair of boots that once stood at the top of the world.
Los Angeles, California
A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world’s largest street art museum.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
On a hill in Regent sits the oldest stone church in Sierra Leone.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A small part of the local arts scene, this “little free cinema” is part homage to the past, part interactive experience.
Kasekera, Tanzania
Only reachable by boat, a small Tanzanian national park is home to the chimpanzees that Jane Goodall has spent her career studying.
Lake Oswego, Oregon
A mass of iron named for the fire-dwelling mythological amphibian sits alongside the first west coast iron furnace.
Kiel, Germany
Graffiti-clad ruins of an abandoned 1980s industrial site with a toxic past are nestled among residential houses.
Cairo, Egypt
An unexpected treasure trove of military oddities, Turkish interior design, and North Korean art.
Aguanga, California
Large metal sculptures spread throughout an open landscape.
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