Florence, Italy
The Fountain of Bacchino
A whimsical Renaissance fountain sculpture from Florence, world-renowned for defying convention.
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Florence, Italy
A whimsical Renaissance fountain sculpture from Florence, world-renowned for defying convention.
Middelfart, Denmark
A chimeric bronze demon, embodying the chaotic spirit of a new millennium.
Napier, New Zealand
New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.
Tanzania
Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.
El Trapiche, Panama
An infamous former prison is now a biodiverse national park.
Washington, D.C.
The most magical part of this Latin American and Caribbean art museum is a room covered in beautiful blue tiles from floor to ceiling.
Qasr al Hajj, Libya
A fortress-like granary that has been continually in use for more than nine centuries.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Maria Stein, Ohio
One of the largest collections of holy relics in the country.
Cisco, Texas
Hike the ruins of a zoo that was shut down by an unsolved murder.
Rabat, Malta
Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.
Alice Town, Bahamas
A mile-long, three-tiered cave hidden under a Bahamian island, complete with cathedral-like formations, bat colonies, and graffiti going back to the 1870s.
New York, New York
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
Shinjuku City, Japan
A taste of the 15th century in the bustling heart of the modern Shinjuku City.
Trieste, Italy
A giant coin serves as a very unusual yet creative monument commemorating one of the most important people in the history of Trieste.
Arlington, Virginia
A battleship’s mast sits atop a turret-like memorial, commemorating those who lost their lives in one of the precipitating events of the Spanish-American War.
Washington, D.C.
A centuries-old stone pagoda from Japan stands among cherry trees beside the National Mall Tidal Basin.
Nohijai Pançakent, Tajikistan
The remains of an ancient city-state along the Silk Road.
Hisor, Tajikistan
The first version of this stalwart construction appeared around 3,000 years ago.
Pingan, Tajikistan
This medieval citadel once guarded the western entrance of the Pamir Highway.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
A building facade covered with the statues of 11 giants of Tajik literature.
Tajikistan
The Pamir Highway between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan takes a mere hour driving through a stretch of No Man’s Land.
Rome, Italy
Fried artichokes and other Roman–Jewish classics are executed with care at this no-frills cafeteria.
Rome, Italy
Inventive Sicilian specialties are executed with flair at this restaurant overseen by chef Ciccio Sultano.