Singapore
Bukit Brown Cemetery
One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.
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Singapore
One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.
Savoca, Italy
A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.
Tangier, Morocco
Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
San Francisco, California
A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.
San Francisco, California
A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.
Formentera, Spain
A solitary lighthouse in Spain was an inspiration to the great Jules Verne.
Chicago, Illinois
Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.
Chicago, Illinois
Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Chicago, Illinois
Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."
Hong Kong
Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
Ypres, Belgium
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
The Netherlands' first car tunnel has an unusually rectangular shape.
Delft, Netherlands
Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.