Skibbereen, Ireland
Irish Sky Garden
This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
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Skibbereen, Ireland
This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
Kuril Islands, Russia
Thanks to this small string of islands World War II still hasn't officially ended between Russia and Japan.
Nassau, Bahamas
The world’s largest underwater sculpture is found just off the coast of Nassau.
Keflavík, Iceland
A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.
New Delhi, India
A blooming house of worship for the masses.
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
The first neighborhood to implement the Garden City model in its suburban planning.
Montgomery, Alabama
Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Baku, Azerbaijan
The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Los Angeles, California
This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.
A busy island at the center of the world that doesn’t actually exist.
Kolkata, India
For just a few hours each morning, this market serves specialties from the city's shrinking Chinese-Indian community.
Oakland, California
Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.
Szymbark, Poland
Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.
Toronto, Ontario
This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.
Pisa, Italy
Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Huara, Chile
One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.
Pisco, Peru
The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.