Budapest, Hungary
Red Ruin
This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.
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Budapest, Hungary
This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.
Budapest, Hungary
Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.
Budapest, Hungary
A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.
Budapest, Hungary
The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.
Budapest, Hungary
A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.
Budapest, Hungary
A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.
Budapest, Hungary
A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.
Gothenburg, Sweden
One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.
Iceland
A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.
Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland
One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.
Djúpivogur, Iceland
This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.
Reykjavik, Iceland
A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.
Toulouse, France
There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Bronx, New York
A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.
Bronx, New York
An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.
New York, New York
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
Gothenburg, Sweden
A 200-year-old collection of medical paraphernalia in a historic house.
Bergen, Norway
Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.
Bergen, Norway
A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.
Aurland, Norway
A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.
Aurland, Norway
Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.
Ashland, Oregon
A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.
Venice, Italy
The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.