Hanoi, Vietnam
Trompe-l'œil Murals of Hanoi
Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.
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Hanoi, Vietnam
Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.
Milan, Italy
Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.
Sasso di Castalda, Italy
Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.
Carlingford, Ireland
The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.
Kerry, Ireland
Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.
New York, New York
This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.
Fairfield, Ohio
An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.
Mossel Bay, South Africa
South Africa's postal service began with a letter left in a boot beneath this tree.
Zhubei City, Taiwan
A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Sesquilé, Colombia
Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, New Zealand
The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
A collection cataloguing one of the most brutal dictatorships in modern history.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Honolulu, Hawaii
This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.
Antofagasta Province, Chile
In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.
Cape Town, South Africa
This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.
Urgun, Mongolia
Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.
Shammar, Mongolia
This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.
Los Angeles, California
This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Tipaza, Algeria
An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.
Ndola, Zambia
Once a meeting point for Swahili slave traders, this ancient tree is now a monument to those killed by the slave trade.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.
Chevilly-Larue, France
Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.