Hilo, Hawaii
Mauna Kea
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
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Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Vysoký Újezd, Czechia
This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.
Ravenna, Italy
Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.
East Sussex, England
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.
Venice, Italy
As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.
London, England
A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
Florence, Italy
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
Oslo, Norway
Centuries before masks and sanitizer, Oslo’s oldest public monument remembers its last plague dead.
Dalmellington, Scotland
A lochside castle linked to Robert the Bruce, but not everything is as it seems!
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
San Diego, California
Listen to the sounds of the Earth moving along the Rose Canyon Fault.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Vinslöv, Sweden
An interesting tombstone is set into the side of the oldest brick structure in Northern Europe.
Berlin, Germany
This sprawling stone mosaic on Berlin’s Museum Island transforms archaeological finds and local legends into a walkable work of art.
Vejer de la Frontera, Spain
The largest open-air museum in southern Europe, where nature and contemporary art exist in harmony.
Tambon Dong Lakhon, Thailand
Get lost in the fantasy underworld of Thai serpents where wishes are granted
New York, New York
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
Kamakura, Japan
Japan's legendary filmmaker is interred in a small graveyard in a similarly modest temple in Kamakura.
San Francisco, California
Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.
Vienna, Austria
A set of outdoor stairs named in honor of a famous Austrian artist.
Alcoy, Spain
This local cultural center is housed in one of the most important Valencian Art Nouveau buildings in a town that is blessed with many.
Pustevny, Czechia
A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.