Houston, Texas
Smither Park
A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.
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Houston, Texas
A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.
Hamilton, New Zealand
The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."
Toronto, Ontario
The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
An overlooked collection of over 350,000 artistic works created by psychiatric patients using art therapy.
Kasama, Zambia
A stone memorial marks the spot where the fighting of World War I finally ceased—three days after the armistice was signed in Europe.
Newton Abbot, England
Instead of numerals, the unusual clock face spells out a memorial to a lost loved one.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.
Howick, South Africa
A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.
Hòa Vang, Vietnam
This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.
Mbala, Zambia
A memorial in the middle of a roundabout marks the spot where German forces formally surrendered, finally ending World War I in Africa.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
This slowly crumbling mansion was home to one of East Africa's richest and most powerful slave traders.
George Town, Malaysia
The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.
Serenje, Zambia
An obelisk marks the spot where a British explorer's heart was buried before the rest of his body was transported to England.
Geelong, Australia
More than 100 colorful residents stand post in this seaside Australian city.
Kabwe, Zambia
The skull of an ancient hominid was discovered at this spot.
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.
Darmstadt, Germany
Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.
Schwerin, Germany
Seventeen members of the local royal family are interred in this Baroque church in northern Germany.
Nohijai Pançakent, Tajikistan
The remains of an ancient city-state along the Silk Road.
Newark-on-Trent, England
This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Coventry, England
This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.
Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.