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London's floating bookstore.

London, England

Word on the Water

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Salar de Uyuni

Daniel Campos, Bolivia

Uyuni Salt Flat

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

An array of wigs on display.

Joshua Tree, California

Beauty Bubble Salon and Museum

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

‘El Gigante’ and the Moai of Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui, Chile

‘El Gigante’ and the Moai of Rapa Nui

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

Nakagin Capsule Tower
Permanently Closed

Tokyo, Japan

Nakagin Capsule Tower

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

You think this dog knows I am a spy?

Washington, D.C.

International Spy Museum

Home to items never before seen by the public.

North American collection

Washington, D.C.

National Bonsai Museum

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

The reading room is a bookworms' paradise.

Washington, D.C.

Reading Room at the Folger Shakespeare Library

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

Whitby Abbey

Whitby, England

Ruins of Whitby Abbey

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The medieval Church of Saint Nicholas.
Permanently Closed

Ireland

The Lost Town of Newtown Jerpoint (Jerpoint Park)

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

The Enchanted Forest

Malakwa, British Columbia

The Enchanted Forest

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

Entrance to the Cork Butter Museum

Cork, Ireland

The Butter Museum

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

The Makgadikgadi Pan stretches off as far as the eye can see.

Tutume, Botswana

Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

Museum of Unheard-of Things

Berlin, Germany

Museum of Unheard-of Things

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

Cafe signs.

Berlin, Germany

Buchstabenmuseum

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

The salt ponds

Newark, California

Salt Ponds of San Francisco Bay

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

Interesting Things at their traveling Museum

New York, New York

The Museum of Interesting Things

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

Rummu Underwater Prison

Rummu, Estonia

Rummu Underwater Prison

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.

T-Centralen

Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm Metro Art Gallery

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

Lahaina Banyan Tree

Lahaina, Hawaii

Lahaina Banyan Tree

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Entering the vault!

New York, New York

Trinity Place Bank Vault Bar

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

An overgrown sunken road/green way in Symondsbury, Dorset.

North Chideock, England

Holloways of Dorset

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

David Bowie Graffiti Mural

London, England

David Bowie Graffiti Mural

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

Wistman's Wood

Yelverton, England

Wistman’s Wood

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

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