Madrid, Spain
Atocha Station Tropical Garden
A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.
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Madrid, Spain
A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Barcelona, Spain
Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.
Barcelona, Spain
An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.
Barcelona, Spain
These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain
GaudĂ's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni GaudĂ's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
New York, New York
Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.
New York, New York
The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Tbilisi, Georgia
You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.
Mestia, Georgia
Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.
Gori, Georgia
A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.
Georgia
A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia
Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.
Tbilisi, Georgia
The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.
Georgia
Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.
Sterling, Virginia
These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.
Arlington, Virginia
Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.
Arlington, Virginia
The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.
Chantilly, Virginia
At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.