London, England
Finch and Co Antiques
English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
London, England
English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.
Antarctica
At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.
Antarctica
The world's largest neutrino telescope searches for secrets of the universe at the South Pole.
Antarctica
Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.
Jodhpur, India
Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.
Jaipur, India
Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.
Imlil, Morocco
A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.
Manětín, Czechia
Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Franeker, Netherlands
Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.
The Hague, Netherlands
The world's largest private telescope collection hides in a secret wing of a Dutch auto museum.
Nieuwkuijk, Netherlands
This medieval castle was painted pink as part of a now-abandoned children's theme park.
Venice, Italy
Venice's "Island of the Mad."
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Brussels, Belgium
Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.
Tokyo, Japan
Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.
Tokyo, Japan
This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Vienna, Austria
Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.
Vienna, Austria
A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.