Madrid, Spain
Spain's Good Luck Frog
This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.
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Madrid, Spain
This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.
Malinalco, Mexico
These colonial murals are a fascinating hybrid of Spanish and Indigenous aesthetics.
Accra, Ghana
An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.
London, England
Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.
Palermo, Italy
This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.
Naples, Italy
This Neapolitan exhibition hall grants weird and wonderful insight into the intricacies of human biology.
Malinalco, Mexico
The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
This small collection in the back of a shop is the only oddities museum in Saskatoon.
Barcelona, Spain
This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.
Uley, England
You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.
Fez, Morocco
The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.
Milan, Italy
Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.
Tempe, Arizona
The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.
Odawara, Japan
Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.
Reykjanesbær, Iceland
This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.
Bognor Regis, England
Poet William Blake penned some of his most famous work during his brief stay at this beloved country cottage.
Madrid, Spain
An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.
Jbeil, Lebanon
A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.
Mexico City, Mexico
This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.
Jiblah, Yemen
One of Yemen’s oldest and most beautiful mosques was named for the incredible, historical queen buried inside it.
Oaxaca, Mexico
At this Oaxaca contest, artists turn purple produce into stunning depictions of saints, buildings, and La Pietà.
Iceland
A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.
Goslar, Germany
This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.
Bishop Auckland, England
This Georgian Gothic building was created to shelter and feed deer.