Nairobi, Kenya
Giraffe Centre
Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.
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Nairobi, Kenya
Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.
Nairobi, Kenya
Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.
Doha, Qatar
This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.
Barrington, Illinois
With 8,000 pipes this giant instrument is the most versatile theatre pipe organ ever built.
Chobe, Botswana
There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.
Cape Town, South Africa
This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.
Cape Town, South Africa
A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.
Cape Town, South Africa
Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.
Doha, Qatar
This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Tallahassee, Florida
An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.
Rome, Italy
This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.
Sintra, Portugal
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Lynchburg, Tennessee
All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.