Varberg, Sweden
Bexell's Talking Stones
Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Varberg, Sweden
Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.
Gothenburg, Sweden
The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.
Ascona, Switzerland
The Swiss hilltop housed an early 20th-century vegetarian nudist colony.
Aquiraz, Brazil
From 135 feet high riders plunge down the world's tallest freestanding body slide at 65 mph.
Lahti, Finland
Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.
Brighton, England
A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.
Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.
Lübeck, Germany
A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.
Kurashiki-shi, Japan
A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.
Capbreton, France
Abandoned blockhouses from Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall erode into the sea on a French beach.
Roudbar Alamout, Iran
This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.
Washington, D.C.
One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.
Al-Shikhan, Iraq
The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.
Ise, Japan
This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.
Kupari, Croatia
The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.
Elsie, Oregon
A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.
Cefalù, Italy
A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.
Boston, Massachusetts
This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.
Liwa, United Arab Emirates
One of the largest sand dunes in the world is nicknamed the "Scary Mountain" due to its steep slope and sharp incline.
Nevada
This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.
San Felipe, Mexico
During its heyday, the massive estate boasted its own railroad station and post office.
Papatowai, New Zealand
This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.
Antarctica
The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.
New York, New York
There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.