North Vancouver, British Columbia
Capilano Suspension Bridge
This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.
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North Vancouver, British Columbia
This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.
Schwerin, Germany
A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.
Sierksdorf, Germany
A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.
Lübeck, Germany
Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.
Lübeck, Germany
A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.
Lübeck, Germany
A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.
Lübeck, Germany
Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.
Hamburg, Germany
One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.
Hamburg, Germany
A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Florence, Italy
More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.
Batumi, Georgia
The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.
Batumi, Georgia
A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.
El Bolsón, Argentina
This mountainside open-air museum was built from the ashes left behind by a devastating fire.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Toledo, Spain
At least according to the Guinness World Records.
Quito, Ecuador
This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.
Quito, Ecuador
This huge green space packed with activities will make you forget you're in the middle of the Ecuadorian capital.
Banos, Ecuador
A swing to dangle you off the very edge.
Yuncheng, China
Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.
Vilhelmina, Sweden
Locals perched on icy thrones brave frigid temperatures during this bizarre winter tradition.
Pantelleria, Italy
This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.