Lowell, Massachusetts
Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs Fight Plaque
The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.
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Lowell, Massachusetts
The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cat art as far as the eye can see.
Èze, France
This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.
London, England
How did a fuel storage container become one of the most famous sights in the sporting world of cricket?
London, England
A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.
London, England
London's old-school healing garden.
New York, New York
Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.
New York, New York
This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Cork, Ireland
This 19th-century prison once held Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz, writer Frank O’Connor, and a nine-year-old pickpocket.
Galway, Ireland
After a traumatic encounter with a six-foot eel, one Galway baker started making a daily loaf of sourdough in its shape.
London, England
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
London, England
Catacombs turned marketplace.
London, England
A student driver's nightmare.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Malaysia's floating mosque.
Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, France
Take black faced bears with giant clubs, white faced barbers wielding axes, hunters armed with shotguns, and mix in a lot of drinking.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Pearl River, Louisiana
Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.