Rivodutri, Italy
Alchemical Door of Rivodutri
A 17th-century doorway in a small Sabine village is a portal into the mysteries of alchemy.
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Rivodutri, Italy
A 17th-century doorway in a small Sabine village is a portal into the mysteries of alchemy.
Oxford, England
A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.
Oxford, England
A 26-foot shark sculptureāa statement about bombsāset off a municipal battle royale.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Oxford, England
Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.
Oxford, England
The names LĆŗthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
Oxford, England
One of Europe's oldest libraries.
Oxford, England
Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.
Oxford, England
The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Oxford, England
An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.
Oxford, England
The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.
Oxford, England
The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.
Salamanca, Spain
An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.
Thomson, Georgia
Built in 1785, this residence is the oldest stone house in Georgia.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
One of Canada's tiniest museums tackles the world's largest turtle.
Batang Duri, Brunei
A remote lodge nestled among some of the world's best-preserved rainforests.
Shanghai, China
A labyrinth of clothing, electronics, and other counterfeit items.
Marknesse, Netherlands
This former hydraulic laboratory is now a woodland dotted with old engineering models.
LuleƄ, Sweden
The world's first purpose-built indoor shopping mall opened in Sweden in 1955.
Akureyri, Iceland
Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.
Lovagny, France
A suspended footbridge allows for traversing this gorge carved through the French Alps.
Lawton, Oklahoma
A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.
Los Angeles, California
This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.