Manresa, Spain
Cave of Saint Ignatius
The grotto where Saint Ignatius of Loyola lived as a hermit for nearly a year.
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Manresa, Spain
The grotto where Saint Ignatius of Loyola lived as a hermit for nearly a year.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
An Asante king spent four years in exile in a house on this very spot.
Varese, Italy
A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.
Mexico City, Mexico
An abstract sculpture memorializing a student massacre that took place in 1971.
Buffalo, New York
A monument to a Polish general who fought the American Revolution and became the "Father of the American Cavalry."
Oxford, England
A less famous, short-lived meeting spot of the Inklings.
Skagway, Alaska
Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.
Paris, France
French sculptor Paul Moreau-Vauthier transformed the site of a 19th-century massacre into a haunting memorial.
Osaka, Japan
The tomb of an infamous chimeric monster whose corpse once washed ashore in Osaka.
Enggor, Malaysia
The oldest railway bridge in Malaysia.
Sandur, Faroe Islands
Every summer, women from this small Faroese island cover this specific stone with knitted graffiti.
Christchurch, New Zealand
Get your meal delivered via pneumatic at this former post office.
Higashimurayama, Japan
This statue of what appears to be a feudal lord is actually a tribute to Japan's most beloved comedian.
Phoenix, Arizona
This trippy wonderland is the result of one man's obsessive, decades long passion project.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The largest recovered section of Titanic sits in a hotel in Las Vegas.
Écaussinnes, Belgium
This human-shaped statue is actually a geodesic station.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix man has two yards full of vintage signs and antiques.
Toucheng, Taiwan
With a design inspired by the local cuesta rock formations, this museum serves as a gateway to Yilan’s history and geography.
Izumi, Japan
Electricians pray for luck at this place where, according to legend, the god of thunder was once trapped.
Viterbo, Italy
For two decades in the 13th century, the papacy operated from this palace in central Italy, which served as the site of the first—and longest—papal election conclave in history.
Luxor, Egypt
The ancient village known as Set Maat, or the 'Place of Truth,' located on this site served as a hub for intellectual and artistic endeavors.
Rome, Italy
When this 400-year-old fountain fell into disrepair, officials covered the mess up with what looks like a giant soup tureen.
Arita, Japan
A whimsical shrine with a porcelain Torii gate, split in half by an active train line.