Hauterives, France
Le Palais Idéal
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
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Hauterives, France
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Torwood, Scotland
The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.
Sauve, France
This French "sea of rocks" is packed with stunning rock formations and its own medieval castle.
Risoul, France
Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.
Remouchamps, Belgium
Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.
Thale, Germany
This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Zurich, Switzerland
A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.
Romont, Switzerland
What this Good Friday parade lacks in baroque filigree it makes up in somber gothic imagery.
Cheddar, England
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
Maastricht, Netherlands
A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.
Rye, England
This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.
Rome, Italy
Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.
Malmö, Sweden
This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.
Lübbenau/Spreewald, Germany
A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.
Sierksdorf, Germany
A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.
Schrobenhausen, Germany
Behold, a collection dedicated to Germany's favorite vegetable.
Cologne, Germany
This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.
Aachen, Germany
This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Come to this Polish museum to take a good, clean look at filth.
Poznań, Poland
The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.
Ware, England
Fantastically decorated underground chambers built in the 1760s.