Geneva, Switzerland
United Nations Ceiling
This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.
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Geneva, Switzerland
This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.
Larne, Northern Ireland
A beloved pet is buried in among the many old and famous residents of a Northern Ireland cemetery.
Brisbane, Australia
The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.
Mexico City, Mexico
A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.
Malmesbury, England
The influential philosopher's old residence is commemorated in a small English town.
Stockholm, Sweden
A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.
Glendive, Montana
This museum is dedicated to telling the story of dinosaurs from a creationist perspective.
Bolivia
This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.
Lindsborg, Kansas
This century-old painting of a portly 10-foot-tall man spent years hidden behind plaster.
Manchester, England
The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.
Sandgate, England
This Tudor-era castle was once part of King Henry VIII's plan to protect England from invasion.
Guadalajara, Mexico
One of Mexico’s historic pottery-producing towns is home to a museum showcasing the craft.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.
Larne, Northern Ireland
The artwork is a community's ode to the "father of Irish tourism."
Ramah, New Mexico
This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.
Wuhan, China
This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.
Chicago, Illinois
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
Manchester, England
This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.
Madrid, Spain
Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
Naudītes Pagasts, Latvia
Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.
Tokyo, Japan
People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.
Oxford, England
This slice of 1960s Danish modernism does not conform to the Oxford college stereotypes.
Arica, Chile
Walk on a glass floor suspended over ancient mummified remains.