Paris, France
Foucault’s Pendulum
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
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Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Paris, France
A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.
Paris, France
This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Paris, France
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Paris, France
A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.
Paro, Bhutan
The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Christchurch, New Zealand
This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.
Christchurch, New Zealand
The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.
Christchurch, New Zealand
A coin-operated washing machine turned jukebox, complete with an outdoor dance floor.
Christchurch, New Zealand
An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.
Melbourne, Australia
The Collingwood production facility for a department store that was among the largest and earliest in Australia.
Melbourne, Australia
Occult books, tarot, oddities.
Melbourne, Australia
A bronze statue pays tribute to the Hungarian player and coach, one of soccer's first international superstars.
Melbourne, Australia
From the late 19th century until the 1960s, these stone-lined "stumps" were a popular place for people to air their views on local and international issues.
Melbourne, Australia
Somewhat controversial when first unveiled, this gathering of sea creatures has become a hidden gem.
Melbourne, Australia
This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.
Melbourne, Australia
Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.
Clifton Hill, Australia
The largest shot tower in Australia is a unique reminder of industrial ammunitions history.
Melbourne, Australia
Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.
Melbourne, Australia
A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.