New Orleans, Louisiana
Music Box Village
An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
This museum honors a unique musical instrument of African origins, whose sound defines a city.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
An unusual collection of self-made musical instruments and unique noises.
Loches, France
Artist and musician Will Menter creates musical sculptures.
Sydney, Australia
A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.
Neerpelt, Belgium
Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.
Seattle, Washington
A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Greatstone, England
Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.
Kinomoto, Japan
This bakery in Japan is one of the few places that still sells 'salad bread,' a short-lived staple in the post-World War II years.
Monaco
This public amphitheater was once a key part of Monaco’s defense strategy.
London, England
The oldest surviving “eel, pie, and mash” shop in London is renowned for its infamous jellied eels.
Washington, D.C.
The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.
Sherborne St John, England
Alongside its 16th- and 17th-century architecture and interiors, this mansion houses an Ancient Roman ring that some believe may have inspired J.R.R. Tolkien.
Arlington, Texas
A Prohibition-era casino once hidden as a palatial tea room.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
Egypt
An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Argentina
This rusty hull was used as fighter plane target practice during the Falklands War.
Tamri, Morocco
Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.
New York, New York
The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.
Hakone, Japan
The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.
Almuñécar, Spain
Look closely and you'll spot the remains of an ancient Roman aqueduct beside this fountain.