Kyoto, Japan
Yokai Street
This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.
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Kyoto, Japan
This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Vienna, Austria
The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.
Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Vienna, Austria
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.
Aswan, Egypt
The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Dandarah, Egypt
One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.
Zawya Sultan Basha, Egypt
An endless sea of white conical domes.
Nubia, Egypt
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Budapest, Hungary
Beautiful antiques and obscure engineering artifacts trace the evolution of phones from rare luxuries to ubiquitous.
Budapest, Hungary
The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.
Budapest, Hungary
Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
London, England
The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.
London, England
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.
London, England
Residential building on the Regents Canal is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation.