A relatively young Buddhist temple on hilltop, dedicated to a statue relocated from Mount Atago.

A unique museum that uses visual art and storytelling to reveal the hidden history of the Gullah Geechee and their African ancestors.

A collection of riverboats of the Spanish royal family in a quaint museum.

This striking pig statue was part of a 1993 guerilla art project against racism.

Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

This gold sash was part of a massive collection of pre-Hispanic gold artifacts discovered in an isolated village in the Philippines.

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.

Tens of thousands of Africans rescued from slave ships passed through this gate before being settled in Sierra Leone.

This log house sits in the remote Canadian wilderness, and holds a mysterious tale of the trapper who built it.

At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.

An ancient temple of Lord Shiva was rediscovered in an excavation in 2003.

Where George Lemaître discovered the expanding nature of the universe.

This Ocean Drive crosswalk has been paved in rainbow colors to honor the LGBTQ+ community and the man who brought pastel to Miami Beach.

This seaside property, an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style, was designed to embody the curves of a great ship.

This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.

This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.

The headquarters of one of Japan’s leading astronomy research institutions features several historic observatory facilities and a 2,000-year-old burial mound.

Known to backpackers as the "Steps of Doom," this walkway carved into the side of a seaside cliff leads to the Roman Tombs.

Oregon's only closed-basin hypersaline lake, an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, is in danger of drying up completely.

This jellyfish provides clean water for an entire Dutch province.

A small sculpture that pays homage to the famous bronze ear of Ca de l'Oreggia—or does it?

On an idyllic island off the coast of Sierra Leone, remnants of the defense of the slave trade and its later abolition.

Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.