Amsterdam, Netherlands
Kleine Trippenhuis
One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.
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Prague, Czechia
Statue of King Wenceslas Riding an Upside-Down Dead Horse
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
Dublin, Ireland
Oratory of the Sacred Heart
A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.
Averøy, Norway
Atlantic Road
A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
Odawara, Japan
The Hydrangea Train
Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.
Bran, Romania
Bran Castle
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroshima's Hypocenter
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Stockholm, Sweden
Victoriahuset (Victoria House)
A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.
Denizli, Turkey
Pamukkale Water Terraces
Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
Tobermory, Ontario
The Bruce Peninsula Grotto
This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.
Paris, France
Musée des Egouts (Paris Museum of Sewers)
The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Frank Lloyd Wright's Burnham Block
Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.
Tokyo, Japan
Koukokuji Buddhist Temple
Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.
London, England
Abney Park Cemetery
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
Caraș-Severin, Romania
Bigar Waterfall
Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.
Oxford, England
J.R.R. Tolkien's Grave
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
Dublin, Ireland
Oddities of Christ Church Cathedral
The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.
Tokyo, Japan
Mushizuka at Kan'ei-ji Temple
A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.
Berlin, Germany
Schwerbelastungskörper
Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.
London, England
Columbia Road Shops and Flower Market
The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Hirta Island Ghost Town
The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The Genetically Modified Little Mermaid
Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.
Barcelona, Spain
'El Petó de la Mort' ('The Kiss of Death')
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
El Ateneo Grand Splendid
This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.
