Amsterdam, Netherlands
Micropia
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Hveragerði, Iceland
Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Berkeley, California
Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.
Saariselkä, Finland
Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.
Paris, France
A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Byron, California
A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.
Brooklyn, New York
First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.
New York, New York
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
Hakone, Japan
Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
Glasgow, Scotland
"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."
Reykjavik, Iceland
Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.
Napa, California
The largest drain hole in the world.
North Vancouver, British Columbia
This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Tokyo, Japan
The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.