Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The Gay Dolphin
This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
A small museum celebrating the work of a Mississippi artist who had a unique connection with the natural world.
Madrid, Spain
This modernist bridge highlights the bear as a symbol of Madrid.
Eastriggs, Scotland
The Devil’s Porridge tells the story of HM Factory Gretna and the munitions girls who mixed deadly chemicals.
Umea, Sweden
This disputed feline sculpture is Sweden's first MeToo monument.
Vientiane, Laos
This Khmer temple is named after a young woman who sacrificed herself to protect the city from a disastrous deluge.
Lloyd Harbor, New York
Now a retreat center for the faithful, it once provided training for clergy—but it began as a farm owned by a famed financier and his opera singer wife, who built a surprise in the backyard.
Madrid, Spain
The oldest vestiges of Madrid found here, have been incorporated into this new museum.
Hong Kong
Catch a live show while drinking cocktails made with local spirits.
Hong Kong
This no-frills joint has some of the most sublime Cantonese barbecue in town.
Taipei, Taiwan
This kitschy, kinky homage to Taipei’s old “grandpa shops” is full of eye-candy.
Pickering, England
Remarkable medieval wall paintings decorate this 12th-century, dog-friendly church.
Taipei, Taiwan
Movie buffs will love this Taiwanese director’s ode to film history.
Astorga, Spain
An Antoni Gaudí masterpiece in Astorga.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
Karlsruhe, Germany
A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.
Pohang, South Korea
This 317-ton walkable art installation is an homage to Korea's "City of Steel."
Madrid, Spain
Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.
Nashville, Tennessee
Feast on award-winning birria tacos from a food truck inside this neon robo-tiki bar.
Nashville, Tennessee
Send your taste buds to South Asia at a sumptuous Southern dinner party.
Twentynine Palms, California
Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.
Kyoto, Japan
The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.
Seattle, Washington
Old 'Nutcracker' sculptures from 'Where the Wild Things Are' author found new life as a seasonal attraction.