San Francisco, California
Hotel Majestic
San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.
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San Francisco, California
San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.
San Francisco, California
Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.
San Francisco, California
Only hotel where you can legally launder money.
San Francisco, California
Half of a house.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Ketchikan, Alaska
One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.
Iceland
A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.
GrindavÃk, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Scotland
A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.
Isle of Barra, Scotland
This beach runway is off limits during high tide.
Kilkenny, Ireland
A standing relief of a Norman knight whose posture marks him as a Crusader.
Dublin, Ireland
The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.
London, England
Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.
London, England
The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
London, England
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
Jakarta, Indonesia
Concrete balls on wires constructed to stop train surfing in Indonesia.
Abang, Indonesia
Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.
Singapore
A licentious look into Singapore's past, full of disorderly bric-a-brac and disreputable characters.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Alexandria, Scotland
Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.
Rothesay, Scotland
A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.