Paris, France
Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
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Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Rocca di Papa, Italy
This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Essex, England
This wooden effigy believed to be King Charles I hung for centuries outside an inn and was mistaken for a deity.
Oxford, England
A plaque marks the humble origins of an artistic muse who embodied the ideals of Pre-Raphaelite beauty.
London, England
This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.
Klaipėda, Lithuania
A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
Toronto, Ontario
Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.
Garni, Armenia
A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
Minsk, Belarus
A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.
Goght, Armenia
This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.
Los Angeles, California
A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.
Los Angeles, California
Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.
Los Angeles, California
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
Los Angeles, California
These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."
Los Angeles, California
Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Roccascalegna, Italy
This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.
Berlin, Germany
A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.
Frankfurt, Germany
The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.