Lucerne, Switzerland
Dance of Death Bridge
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
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Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Shropshire, England
A grave from the past became Ebenezer Scrooge’s grave from the future in the 1984 production of “A Christmas Carol.”
Torrington, Alberta
Museum of stuffed gophers set up in various scenes.
Athens, Greece
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Athens, Greece
View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Athens, Greece
Rest stops along this pathway offer some of the best views of the Acropolis of Athens.
Athens, Greece
This century-old, family-run bakery specializes in loukoumades, a Greek doughnut once served to ancient Olympians.
Athens, Greece
Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.
Rome, Italy
For more than a century, this hole-in-the-wall near Termini Station has been serving what some say is the greatest porchetta sandwich.
Rome, Italy
A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Toronto, Ontario
A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.
Banff, Alberta
The oldest natural history museum in western Canada houses more than 5,000 vintage botanical and zoological specimens.
Banff, Alberta
A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.
Springfield, Missouri
Creativity is far from extinct in Missouri, and this painted dinosaur is no exception!
Alton, Illinois
A taxidermy “mermaid,” vampire-killing kits, and hundreds of other bizarre objects are housed at this quirky museum.
Toronto, Ontario
The first post office in Toronto still operates today, complete with quill pens and ink for writing letters.
Toronto, Ontario
A unique subway station where pillars evoke ancient civilizations.
Montreal, Québec
One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.
Toronto, Ontario
A free museum of Toronto’s untold music history hidden inside a drugstore.
Québec City, Québec
A former church transformed into a public library.