Vancouver, British Columbia
VanDusen Garden's Elizabethan Hedge Maze
This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.
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Vancouver, British Columbia
This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.
Ocean Falls, British Columbia
Beautiful mostly-abandoned town only accessible by sea-worthy boat or plane.
Juneau, Alaska
Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."
Wrangell, Alaska
Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.
Ketchikan, Alaska
One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.
Kediri, Indonesia
Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Folky pharmaceuticals abound in this medicinal reliquary.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Salzburg, Austria
The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.
Tarsdorf, Austria
English-speaking soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II, before the town’s name changed.
Tal, Austria
Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.
Vienna, Austria
Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.
Vienna, Austria
Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.
Vienna, Austria
A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.
Křtiny, Czechia
Mysterious painted skulls in Moravia.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Prague, Czechia
A crucified and bearded female saint.
Beijing, China
This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.
Prypiat, Ukraine
This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.