London, England
Paddington Bear Statue
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
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London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
Matera, Italy
A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.
Seattle, Washington
The largest police museum in the western United States displays the evolution of crime-fighting Seattle.
Llandudno, Wales
An unexpectedly extraterrestrial room in a former Victorian resort club.
Shumen, Bulgaria
This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.
Slanchevo, Bulgaria
Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.
Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
Bucharest, Romania
The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.
Paphos, Cyprus
An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.
Akrotiri, Cyprus
For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
Carlow, Ireland
This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.
New Iberia, Louisiana
A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.
Portland, Oregon
Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.
Queens, New York
The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.
Wisniowa, Poland
The hollow trunk of this 650-year-old tree was used as a hideout by two Jewish brothers during World War II.
London, England
This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.
Córdoba, Spain
Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.
Coussac-Bonneval, France
Legend has it this 11th-century castle was paid a visit from the devil.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Koganei, Japan
Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.
Lhasa, Tibet
This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.
Newton Abbot, England
Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.