Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
Al 'Ula
Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.
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Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.
Botswana
Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.
Chobe, Botswana
There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.
Johannesburg, South Africa
A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.
Mogale, South Africa
Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.
Hrodna, Belarus
This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.
Tatebayashi-shi, Japan
This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.
Malmö, Sweden
Swedish mice can dine at the Nuts of Life restaurant or take a date to the amousement park.
Abensberg, Germany
A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.
Ishøj, Denmark
Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.
Vienna, Austria
A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.
Clinton, Massachusetts
This old mill and former police station now present a world-class collection of Orthodox iconography.
County Donegal, Ireland
You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.
Berlin, Germany
Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.
Molepolole, Botswana
The historic cave is both a symbol of superstition and black magic and inspired one of the early Christian converts in Botswana.
Berlin, Germany
A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.
Čičmany, Slovakia
A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.
Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador
An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.
Birmingham, England
England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.
Manchester, England
19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.