Xuân Trạch, Vietnam
Hang Son Doong
World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.
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Xuân Trạch, Vietnam
World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.
Tha Bak, Laos
Villagers have recycled bomber fuel tanks from the Vietnam War and turned them into very, very strong boats.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Unbeknownst to many, this fountain was erected as a tomb and still holds the remains of a Frenchman.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.
Paris, France
One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Paris, France
The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.
Paris, France
Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.
Saint-Ouen, France
Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.
Paris, France
This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.
Paris, France
Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."
Paris, France
This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.
Paris, France
The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.
Paris, France
This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Paris, France
This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.
Paris, France
A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.
Ireland
Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.
Dublin, Ireland
This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.
Dublin, Ireland
An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.