Naruto, Japan
Naruto Whirlpools
The famed natural wonder that gave its name to a fishcake as well as one of the most popular anime series of all time.
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Naruto, Japan
The famed natural wonder that gave its name to a fishcake as well as one of the most popular anime series of all time.
Nagoro, Japan
As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
From a 1930s bathing beach to a 1970s dumping ground, this stretch of Buenos Aires is now its largest and wildest reserve.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A vibrant street away from the typical tourist track, lined with colorful, mosaic-covered houses.
Montevideo, Uruguay
This historic fort overlooks Montevideo and appears on Uruguay’s coat of arms.
Montevideo, Uruguay
The private collection of tile gathered by an architect over 40 years.
Gillette, Wyoming
The rockpile was the founding landmark for the town of Gillette, and is now the home of the region's history.
Pinhal Novo, Portugal
This architectural beauty is the home to a personal collection of more than 600 examples of mechanical musical instruments.
Green Bay, Wisconsin
A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.
Verzy, France
Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.
Nughedu Santa Vittoria, Italy
Ancient cave tombs known as the "houses of fairies."
Palermo, Italy
Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.
Zurich, Switzerland
Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.