Kuopio, Finland
Puijo Tower
A 246-foot-high revolving restaurant rises unexpectedly from a forested Finnish hilltop.
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Kuopio, Finland
A 246-foot-high revolving restaurant rises unexpectedly from a forested Finnish hilltop.
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
A full-scale replica of a 1774 colonial settlement in Kentucky.
Nazca, Peru
These overlooked ruins give an intimate look at the Inca Empire's urban planning prowess.
Longyearbyen, Norway
The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.
Nottingham, England
A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.
Workington, England
This unique sculptural clock transforms into a periscope every hour.
Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.
Athens, Greece
A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.
Burgos, Spain
The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.
Stockholm, Sweden
An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.
Irlavas pagasts, Latvia
A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.
Iisalmi, Finland
The smallest restaurant in the world.
Santa Barbara, California
This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.
Labruge, Portugal
Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.
La Palma, Spain
A pre-Hispanic pyramid in the middle of a tourist district in the Canary Islands.
Canora, Saskatchewan
The giantess welcomes travelers to a small Saskatchewan town with a traditional Slavic greeting of bread and salt.
Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand's only running funicular railway.
Xanten, Germany
These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.
Rome, Italy
Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.
Islandmagee, Northern Ireland
This Bronze Age tomb makes the most unusual front garden fixture.
Kilkenny, Ireland
These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.
Manteo, North Carolina
So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.
Belmont, New York
An off the grid woodland retreat that harkens back to days long forgotten.
Melbourne, Australia
Tiny artwork tucked within glass letterboxes form this hidden gem of an art gallery.