Discover Cuernavaca Cathedral Murals in Cuernavaca, Mexico: Monumental paintings, discovered in a Mexican cathedral in 1957, depict the deaths of some friars in Japan.
Year: 2020
Lipsanothecae of the Chapel of Saint Francesco de Geronimo
Discover Lipsanothecae of the Chapel of Saint Francesco de Geronimo in Naples, Italy: The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.
Route 50 Tombstone
Discover Route 50 Tombstone in Little Hocking, Ohio: In the middle of an abandoned stretch of old Route 50 lies a tombstone that weighs three tons.
Thompson Family Cemetery
Discover Thompson Family Cemetery in Fairfax, Virginia: A graveyard that dates back over 200 years stands near a busy shopping center.
The Cartersville Abandoned Plane
Discover The Cartersville Abandoned Plane in Cartersville, Georgia: This mysterious twin turboprop Grumman G-159 covered in graffiti has spent a decade and a half abandoned.
Tashanta
Discover Tashanta in Tashanta, Russia: The last stop in southeast Russia.
China Imposes Ban on “Copycat” Architecture
Bird-eye view of Tianducheng (via Wikimedia Commons) In a statement released on April 27, the Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban Development issued strict prohibitions on public architecture that “plagiarizes, imitates, and copycats” existing des…
Yoshinogari Historical Park
Discover Yoshinogari Historical Park in Yoshinogari, Japan: The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.
Gamla Riksbanken (The Old National Bank)
Discover Gamla Riksbanken (The Old National Bank) in Stockholm, Sweden: One of the world's first dedicated bank buildings in the world is now the oldest one.
Castello Carrarese di Este
Discover Castello Carrarese di Este in Este, Italy: The origins of a large, medieval castle are shrouded in mystery, but now it's a delightful garden.
Xu Zhimo Memorial
Discover Xu Zhimo Memorial in Cambridge, England: A monument to one of the most famous modernist Chinese poems and its poet.
Church of Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka
Discover Church of Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka in Brno, Czechia: A striking, modern church devoted to a nun who loved God and beer.
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
A magnificent pink mansion tucked away on a small peninsula in France.
Norwegian Canning Museum
Discover Norwegian Canning Museum in Stavanger, Norway: A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.
Sasso Menicante (Trembling Stone)
Discover Sasso Menicante (Trembling Stone) in Soriano nel Cimino, Italy: This massive rock balanced for thousands of years being tossed here during a volcanic eruption.
People’s Park Complex
Discover People's Park Complex in Singapore: A manifestation of modernist architectural ideas, this massive, multi-purpose building was one of the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.
Steinerner Mann (Stone Man)
Discover Steinerner Mann (Stone Man) in Augsburg, Germany: Legend says this sculpture commemorates a brave baker who rescued the city in the Thirty Years' War.
Ranibari Community Forest
Discover Ranibari Community Forest in Kathmandu, Nepal: This conservation area filled with colorful birds is the last community forest within the city of Kathmandu.
Chulalongkorn’s Elephant Statue
Discover Chulalongkorn's Elephant Statue in Singapore: This statue was a gift to commemorate the Thai monarch's first visit to a foreign land.
San Severino di Centola
Discover San Severino di Centola in San Severino, Italy: This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.