Franeker, Netherlands
Eisinga Planetarium
Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.
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Franeker, Netherlands
Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.
Oegstgeest, Netherlands
The world’s first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.
Oudewater, Netherlands
The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.
Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.
Haarlem, Netherlands
Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.
Leiden, Netherlands
A former plague hospital turned medical museum.
Spijkenisse, Netherlands
Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.
Hong Kong
Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.
Ngong Ping, Hong Kong
Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.
Hong Kong
Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.
Battsengel, Mongolia
People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.
Urgun, Mongolia
Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.
Belize
A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.
Belize
Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.
Ambergris Caye, Belize
This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.
Dump, Belize
A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.
Jayuya, Puerto Rico
This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Learn the history of Dominican rum production.
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Collection of fossils, plants, and ancient animals encased in amber.
Havana, Cuba
This communist country can still appreciate its fragrant past.
Santa Clara, Cuba
This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.