Vienna, Austria
Stubentor Metro Station City Wall Remains
These relics of the city's past now exist as a prominent modern feature.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Vienna, Austria
These relics of the city's past now exist as a prominent modern feature.
Szabadkígyós, Hungary
This castle was designed to have as many windows as there are days in the year.
Germantown, Pennsylvania
Hidden behind an empty field resides this early 19th-century cemetery.
Bourton-on-the-Water, England
Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.
Castlewellan, Northern Ireland
A peace symbol in Northern Ireland is among the world's largest hedge mazes.
Shelby, Michigan
A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.
Samsø Municipality, Denmark
The world's largest maze is a nature park with nearly 200 decision points.
Wanaka, New Zealand
New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.
East Molesey, England
England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.
Hökåsen-Badelunda, Sweden
This 2,000-year-old stone maze is one of the oldest in the country, but its purpose is still a mystery.
Obokum, Nigeria
Seven streams tumble over a cliff, resulting in this dazzling waterfall in the Nigerian rainforest.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.
Unity, Maine
After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.
Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Presque Isle, Maine
A small park commemorates the departure of the first-ever successful transatlantic balloon voyage.
Northeast Harbor, Maine
East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.
Southwest Harbor, Maine
One of the few institutions in the United States devoted to the art of decorative bird carving.
Monson, Maine
The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.
Cushing, Maine
A nature and outdoor art preserve features the large-scale, abstract works of a renowned Maine folk artist.
Braga, Portugal
A replica of the Roman emperor in glorious full color.
Al-Badie Al-Shamali, Saudi Arabia
Parts of this palace are upheld by merely palm stems or reeds supported by palm tree beams.
Helsinki, Finland
On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.
Geneva, Switzerland
The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds.
Ellicott City, Maryland
A former pillar of the Black community in Ellicott City.