Willemstad, Curaçao
Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue
The floor of the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas is entirely covered in sand.
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Willemstad, Curaçao
The floor of the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas is entirely covered in sand.
Newtown, Connecticut
This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.
Washington, D.C.
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Flåm, Norway
One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.
L'Aquila, Italy
This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.
Richmond, Virginia
A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.
Austin, Nevada
This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.
Washington, D.C.
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Ekalaka, Montana
This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.
Aalborg, Denmark
This modernist tower was saved by a fraternity with a 500-year-old penchant for shooting at wooden parrots.
Ars-en-Ré, France
For those late-night mollusk cravings.
Arkutino, Bulgaria
An unfinished complex built for children from around the world sits abandoned on the Black Sea coastline.
Dresden, Germany
In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.
Denio, Nevada
Mine your own precious stones.
Harmony, Minnesota
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
New York, New York
During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.
Büsingen am Hochrhein, Germany
A remarkable two-country morph, this town is part of Germany legally but is by all other measures Swiss.
London, England
The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.
Chicago, Illinois
A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.
Cavite City, Philippines
The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.
St. Petersburg, Florida
A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.