New Orleans, Louisiana
Jean Lafitte's Old Absinthe House
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Netherlands
A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.
Vienna, Austria
Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.
Vienna, Austria
An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.
Vienna, Austria
A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.
Vienna, Austria
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
Vienna, Austria
Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.
Vienna, Austria
A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Vienna, Austria
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Vienna, Austria
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Stockholm, Sweden
The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.
Stockholm, Sweden
The world's largest model of our planetary system.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.