Rabat, Malta
St. Cataldus Catacombs
Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.
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Rabat, Malta
Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.
San Lawrenz, Malta
The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.
Oslo, Norway
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
Oslo, Norway
The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.
Istanbul, Turkey
Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.
Melbourne, Australia
Tiny artwork tucked within glass letterboxes form this hidden gem of an art gallery.
Varanasi, India
Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The narrowest house in Buenos Aires is less than 10 feet wide.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A vibrant street away from the typical tourist track, lined with colorful, mosaic-covered houses.
Ica, Peru
An unexpected desert oasis in South America.
Los Angeles, California
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
Los Angeles, California
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
Culver City, California
A modern day curiosity cabinet.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
San Antonio, Texas
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Kansasville, Wisconsin
The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.
Traverse City, Michigan
Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.
Mexico
Three sinkholes filled with warm, crystal-clear water reached by a horse-driven cart on an old train track through the jungle.
Louisville, Kentucky
The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.