Paris, France
Grave of Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.
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Paris, France
The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Moscow, Russia
Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.
Moscow, Russia
The avant-garde design was able to bypass strict Soviet regulations on architecture.
Moscow, Russia
Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.
Chastleton, England
Where the rules of that most quintessentially English game were first devised by an eccentric inventor.
Snowshill, England
The home of an eccentric Edwardian gentleman is packed to the rafters with handcrafted items collected over a lifetime.
Chartres, France
A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.
Nantes, France
Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.
Barbâtre, France
This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.
Chartres, France
The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.
Bassenge, Belgium
A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.
Schleiden, Germany
This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.
Remouchamps, Belgium
Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.
Waimes, Belgium
The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.
Ödeshög, Sweden
This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.
Turan, Russia
A tribute to Richard Feynman is carved into the land he planned to see but never got to visit.
Boston, Massachusetts
An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.
Aachen, Germany
A distinctive former power plant turned university lecture hall looks like it could make you breakfast.
Raeren, Belgium
This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.
Vaals, Netherlands
A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.