Beppu, Japan
Chinoike Jigoku
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
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Beppu, Japan
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
Gardone Riviera, Italy
A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.
Serravalle, San Marino
The only Shinto shrine in Europe that has been officially sanctioned by Japan.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Andros, Greece
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.
Vernazza, Italy
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Province of Matera, Italy
An Italian hillside ghost town.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Los Angeles, California
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Museum preserving torture methods from the past.
Vienna, Austria
Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese.
Kyoto, Japan
A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.
Nara, Japan
Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.
Tokyo, Japan
This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.
Takasaki, Japan
Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.
Kasukabe, Japan
The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.