Tomioka, Japan
Tomioka Silk Mill
The World Heritage-designated site of Japan’s industrial revolution, once mistaken as a den of vampires.
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Tomioka, Japan
The World Heritage-designated site of Japan’s industrial revolution, once mistaken as a den of vampires.
Vouliagmeni, Greece
Past the megayachts in the hyper-modern marina of Vouliagmeni is a small, well-hidden chapel adorned with pebbles and maritime imagery.
Oxford, England
Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.
Barcelona, Spain
Open since 1912, this restaurant is one of the few left that serves chicken with lobster and other Catalan-style surf and turf staples.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The birthplace of Las Vegas is now preserved as a historic and natural area.
Selb, Germany
A unique public space where the walkway is paved with thousands of porcelain tiles.
Barcelona, Spain
Start your day with a Catalan-style “fork breakfast”—complete with booze—at this rustic restaurant.
County Donegal, Ireland
Once part of a living village, these buildings now house exhibits showcasing historical aspects of life in Ireland.
Tokyo, Japan
This shrine is home to an unusual trifold torii and a replica Trafalgar Square lion.
Tsugaru, Japan
This prehistoric burial site is where one of Japan’s most iconic ancient idols was found.
Barcelona, Spain
It’s Christmas every day at Barcelona’s oldest restaurant.
Barcelona, Spain
Sink your spoon into a luscious crema Catalana at this former urban dairy farm.
Azrou, Morocco
Set up in 1953, abandoned in 1978, and became a movie set in 2009.
Berlin, Germany
Art and a pun, all in one.
Berlin, Germany
A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
A tree-like building perches on its trunk in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Berlin, Germany
Named after a militant urban guerilla, this famous former squat is a graffiti-covered stronghold of leftist culture.
Berlin, Germany
A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.
Berlin, Germany
Floating swimming pool within a moored vessel.
Berlin, Germany
The skeletal frame of a decommissioned gas-pumping station offers breathtaking views of greater Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
A traditional U-Bahn station in Berlin gets a string of rather untraditional benches.
Berlin, Germany
A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.