Sofia, Bulgaria
The Red Flat
An interactive museum-like experience takes visitors back to 1980s Communist Bulgaria.
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Sofia, Bulgaria
An interactive museum-like experience takes visitors back to 1980s Communist Bulgaria.
Banff, Alberta
Dive into the history and true tall-tales of Banff National Park.
Vișeu de Sus, Romania
The last active narrow-gauge forest railway in Europe.
Dublin, Ireland
A tiny island off the coast of Dublin was once a pilgrimage site for the sick and the suffering.
Alberta
Canada’s longest cave system is home to creatures found nowhere else on the planet, as well as rare cave pearls.
Russia
A remote Arctic mountain range is home to "granite cities" found almost nowhere else.
Nara, Japan
A raised Japanese building has preserved 8th-century artifacts for more than a millennium, earning this log cabin a reputation as the "world's oldest museum."
London, England
Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”
Sohag, Egypt
An early Christian basilica modeled after an Egyptian temple showcases some the best-preserved frescos from late antiquity.
Taipei, Taiwan
This abandoned prison is now a museum chronicling the oppression of political prisoners in the not-so-distant past.
London, England
Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.
Vienna, Austria
The hearts of 54 Habsburg royals received special burials here separate from their bodies.
London, England
Take in the views of Big Ben with a Guinness in hand at this floating pub aboard a 1930s Dutch barge.
St Helens, England
A fossilized pie discovered during renovations of a traditional English pub is now on display.
Zagreb, Croatia
A house that transports visitors back to Yugoslavia.
London, England
Grab a pint of British-brewed ale or cider and a hot roast pork bap at this quintessential London pub.
Obihiro, Japan
This station on an abandoned railway line, named for “happiness,” is still a popular destination for lovers.
Greifswald, Germany
These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.
London, England
Once a 19th-century refuge for immigrants, this pub has hosted performances by Amy Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This recreated Roman outpost stands above its buried predecessor.
Formia, Italy
This little visited park is a treasure trove of ancient Roman ruins.
London, England
The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.
London, England
Run by the same people as a subterranean art space, this pub does double-duty as a Cave of Wonders.
Tunja, Colombia
This well in the former capital of Colombia's Muisca people is the setting for a steamy legend.