Bucharest, Romania
Politehnica Metro Station
This metro station doubles as an unintentional paleontology museum.
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Bucharest, Romania
This metro station doubles as an unintentional paleontology museum.
Whanganui, New Zealand
A tower made from shell rock designed to commemorate fallen soldiers in World War I.
Moab, Utah
This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.
Oslo, Norway
This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.
Llanthony, Wales
The remains of one of Wales’ great medieval buildings, with a pub in the cellar.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
This liminal destination combines creaky carnival rides, a classic car museum, and luck-of-the-draw flea market finds surrounded by dust and drive-in movie screens.
Pune, India
Artistic streetlamps depicting Lord Ganesh’s favourite food and divine mount around an iconic temple of the deity in the heart of Pune.
Madrid, Spain
The oldest vestiges of Madrid found here, have been incorporated into this new museum.
Hong Kong
This no-frills joint has some of the most sublime Cantonese barbecue in town.
Hong Kong
Catch a live show while drinking cocktails made with local spirits.
Hong Kong
The iconic egg tart gets an upgrade with a laminated sourdough crust.
Vientiane, Laos
This Khmer temple is named after a young woman who sacrificed herself to protect the city from a disastrous deluge.
London, England
It’s fun to stay at the YMCA… but at this London outpost, it’s even more fun to eat the Bombay aloo.
San Diego, California
A mosaic map made of over 100,000 tiles depicts the geological features and sea creatures that live along this San Diego beachside community.
Jacksonville, Florida
This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.
Arlington, Texas
Fears of Satanic worshippers swirl around five Celtic-inspired megaliths.
Mo i Rana, Norway
A stoic sculpture that overlooks the waters.
Stewart Island / Rakiura, New Zealand
A giant chain sculpture that plays on the Māori myth that Rakiura (Stewart Island) is an anchor stone chained to the South Island.
Butrint, Albania
A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.
Palermo, Italy
This unique museum is home to over 5,000 puppets of all types.
Yokohama, Japan
A giant gorilla guardian of the neighborhood, warning people to drive safely.
Hellishelðivegur, Iceland
A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.
London, England
At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.
Theopetra, Greece
Some of the secrets of human origin are revealed at this museum.