New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Jaipur, India
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Faringdon, England
The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.
Pak Ou, Laos
Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.
Shanghai, China
This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Oregon City, Oregon
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Istanbul, Turkey
This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.
Moncton, New Brunswick
Twice a day, the water of the Petitcodiac River flows upstream in a surfable wave.
Victoria, British Columbia
This Italianate house was the childhood home of the prominent Canadian painter, Emily Carr.
Lima, Peru
The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.
Taunggyi, Myanmar
A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.
Redding, California
This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.
Mandalay, Myanmar
The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.
Phumi Khna Rôngvoas, Cambodia
This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.