Portland, Oregon
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An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
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Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
Boston, Massachusetts
This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.
Kanab, Utah
This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.
Wendover, Utah
A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.
Vernal, Utah
Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Tampa, Florida
A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.
Riverview, Florida
The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.
Iceland
Rising from the sea like a stone monster.
Naples, Italy
This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.
Sasso di Castalda, Italy
Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.
Marmore, Italy
Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.
Modena, Italy
David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."
Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy
Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.
Brussels, Belgium
Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.
Brussels, Belgium
Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.
London, England
The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
London, England
This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
London, England
London's old-school healing garden.
London, England
This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.
London, England
The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.
London, England
A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.
Manacapuru, Brazil
An Amazonian hotel is the ultimate treehouse and provides stilt based accommodation.
Cândido Godói, Brazil
The mystery of Brazil's "Land of Twins" has led to wild theories such as Nazi genetic experiments.