Paphos, Cyprus
Basilica of Panagia Limeniotissa
The ruins of a fifth-century church dedicated to Our Lady of the Harbor.
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Paphos, Cyprus
The ruins of a fifth-century church dedicated to Our Lady of the Harbor.
Tokoname, Japan
A mile-long trail of pottery culture, full of clay pipes and lucky cats, including one that’s 12.5 feet tall.
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Named for a self-taught botanist who cataloged hundreds of native plants, this garden continues her work of preserving California plant life.
Hakone, Japan
The first Venetian glass exhibit in Japan and one of the largest in the world.
Teruel, Spain
This grandiose staircase was part of the revival of a medieval Spanish architectural style combining Christian and Islamic influences.
Sydney, Australia
In the shadow of the Sydney Opera House, Indigenous ingredients shine.
Glasgow, Scotland
"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."
Glasgow, Scotland
A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.
Krakow, Poland
Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.
Lisnagrave, Ireland
The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.
Clifton, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Starting with nothing more than discarded conch shells, one man has built an island/bar that would make Jimmy Buffet jealous.
Redlands, Colorado
For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.
Naxxar, Malta
An 18th-century hunting lodge turned haunted Baroque palace.
Cologne, Germany
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Nevada
A spectacular slot canyon at the northern edge of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Xagħra, Malta
A small cave network was discovered under a home in Xagħra, in 1924 when the owner was digging a well.
Pomona, Illinois
A natural sandstone bridge nestled within a mature forest in southern Illinois.
Mayorga, Spain
The oldest functioning mailbox in Spain was installed in 1793.
Lewes, Delaware
Sip colonial-era cocktails at this monthly recreation of a 1740 watering hole.
Burnsville, North Carolina
A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.
Munich, Germany
One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.
Ocotillo, California
A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.
Willoughby Hills, Ohio
Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.
George Town, Malaysia
This Theravada Buddhist temple is a peaceful oasis steeped in history.