Soweto, South Africa
Orlando Towers
Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.
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Cape Town, South Africa
Boulders Beach Penguin Sanctuary
This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.
Sosúa, Dominican Republic
Castillo Mundo King
An eccentric German artist built this weird and wondrous castle packed with shocking sculptures and alien art.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
The House of Wonders
In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.
Nassau, Bahamas
Ocean Atlas
The world’s largest underwater sculpture is found just off the coast of Nassau.
Glasgow, Scotland
Spitfire LA198
An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.
Georgetown, Guyana
Stabroek Market
The largest market in Guyana, designed and built by the Edge Moor Iron Company of Delaware.
Georgetown, Guyana
1763 Monument
A monument to Cuffy, a rebellious enslaved person who became a national hero in Guyana.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Jemaa el-Fna Square
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
Barcelona, Spain
Street Performers of Las Ramblas
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.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin General Post Office
The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.
Oslo, Norway
Vigeland Sculpture Park
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Nara, Japan
Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden (The Great Buddha Hall)
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Venice, Italy
The Mad Colored Houses of Burano
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
St. Augustine, Florida
The Fountain of Youth
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Rotorua, New Zealand
Rotorua
Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.
Budapest, Hungary
Shoes on the Danube Promenade
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Vatican City
Gallery of Maps - Galleria delle Carte Geografiche
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Stockholm, Sweden
Vasa Museum
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Kyoto, Japan
Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Sydney, Australia
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chich'en Itza
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Montreal, Québec
Notre Dame Basilica
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Freetown Christiania
Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.
