Brussels, Belgium
Cook & Book
A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.
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Brussels, Belgium
A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
Brussels, Belgium
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
Brussels, Belgium
The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Marostica, Italy
Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.
San Lawrenz, Malta
Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.
San Lawrenz, Malta
The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.
Mdina, Malta
This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
San Francisco, California
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.