New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
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New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Kyoto, Japan
The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Honolulu, Hawaii
This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.
Monterey, California
Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Gustave Eiffel's masterpiece until the Eiffel Tower was built.
Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii
The easternmost point of Hawai'i plays a prominent role in local legends and is home to a lighthouse that survived a lava flow.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii’s largest cemetery rests inside an extinct volcano crater.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
London, England
The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.
Prague, Czechia
An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Prague, Czechia
This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.
Prague, Czechia
Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Dublin, Ireland
Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.