Manchester, England
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
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Manchester, England
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Frankfurt, Germany
Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.
Helsinki, Finland
A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.
Glasgow, Scotland
"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Zurich, Switzerland
An unusual vending machine designed to support mourners during funeral ceremonies at Zurich's largest cemetery.
Moscow, Russia
Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.
Budapest, Hungary
A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Washington, D.C.
Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.
Valencia, Spain
This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.
Mysore, India
Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.
Jodhpur, India
Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.
Mandu, India
A centuries-old fortress city lies in ruin.
Chhatarpur, India
Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.
Jaipur, India
Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
Abhaneri, India
Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.
Verul, India
This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.
Gheti, India
A mecca for India's Jains.
Chandigarh, India
A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.
Rajsamand, India
The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.