Berlin, Germany
Ballhaus Riviera
The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.
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Berlin, Germany
The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.
Somerset Center, Michigan
This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.
Lisbon, Portugal
Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.
Key Largo, Florida
An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Clare, Ireland
A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.
San Lawrenz, Malta
The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.
San Lawrenz, Malta
Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.
Xagħra, Malta
These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.
Monaco
Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.
Sanremo, Italy
An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.
Nice, France
An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Lyon, France
Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.
Sanremo, Italy
There once was a man named Lear / Who found limericks so dear / His final resting space / Is an unusual place / Most people don’t know he’s here.
Madrid, Spain
Just like in Hollywood, Madrid has also a forgotten walk of fame.
Madrid, Spain
Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.
Ronda, Spain
One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.
Madrid, Spain
This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.
Ronda, Spain
An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.