Paris, France
Foucault’s Pendulum
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
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Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Three Rivers, California
A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.
Annapolis, Maryland
Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.
Prague, Czechia
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Hong Kong
Order a crunchy sugar-topped treat from one of Hong Kong’s oldest pineapple bun bakers.
Berkane, Morocco
A massive clementine marks the center of town in the citrus city of Berkane.
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.
Meybod, Iran
Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.
Key West, Florida
An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.
New York, New York
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
Aulendorf, Germany
Two elaborately decorated "catacomb saints" are displayed on either side of the altar in a small church in Germany.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Alameda, California
One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Toronto, Ontario
One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.
Whitby, England
The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Rydal, England
Thought to be Britain’s earliest purpose-built viewing station, this small hut frames a magical waterfall.
Vatican City
This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.