Linköping, Sweden
Winter Lights
For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.
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Linköping, Sweden
For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.
Spanish Fork, Utah
Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.
Kettlewell, England
Each year this small English village becomes overrun with outlandish straw men.
Seattle, Washington
An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.
Figueres, Spain
Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador DalĂ.
Khlong Mai, Thailand
An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.
Bangkok, Thailand
A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.
Kanchanaburi, Thailand
From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.
Irbeysky District, Russia
A self-taught Siberian craftsman creates a fantastical and personal design for his 19th century village house.
Alxa, China
No one is exactly sure why over a hundred lakes have formed amongst the tallest sand dunes on Earth.
Alxa, China
The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.
Qingdao, China
Forgotten German bunkers in China create a sharp cultural contrast.
Changzhi, China
Nova reconstruction of the bridge that baffled engineers for years.
Datong, China
Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.
Datong, China
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Tianjin, China
A clay house decorated with ceramic chips in Tianjin.
Beijing, China
The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.
Beijing, China
This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.
Harbin, China
One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.
Beijing, China
This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.
Beijing, China
This working replica of the 'Friends' coffee shop is more accurate to the show than the set itself.
Beijing, China
A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.
Beijing, China
This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.
Beijing, China
Beijing's expansive subterranean hiding spot now crumbles away as a tourist destination.