Jimena de la Frontera, Spain
Royal Artillery Factory of King Carlos III
Visit 17th-century ruins on a strikingly beautiful riverside walking trail.
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Jimena de la Frontera, Spain
Visit 17th-century ruins on a strikingly beautiful riverside walking trail.
Madrid, Spain
Artist Natividad Sánchez wrote a new ending for one of Roman mythology's tragic love stories.
Los Angeles, California
The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.
Tokyo, Japan
The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.
Prague, Czechia
Dedicated to the man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
Aït Bouguemez, Morocco
This former community granary is now a lonely mountaintop shrine.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.
Bratislava, Slovakia
According to the local legend, these boys and ducks were turned to stone by an angered water goblin.
Tallinn, Estonia
Take a seat and hear a song by the composer Frédéric Chopin.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.
Madrid, Spain
A window into a long-lost world, these colorful tiles advertise a long-defunct range of purgative teas, harmless smokables, and diarrhea cures.
Prypiat, Ukraine
A huge Soviet-era robotics factory in the outskirts of Prypiat, now long-abandoned.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This statue points to another unusual companion work of art often overlooked by visitors.
Girona, Spain
Kissing the ass of this stone lioness has become a rite of passage in the city of Girona.
Mogollon, New Mexico
This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.
Vienna, Austria
A set of outdoor stairs named in honor of a famous Austrian artist.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Paris, France
An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
Paris, France
The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.
Paris, France
The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.
Paris, France
"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.
Paris, France
Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."
Naples, Italy
A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.