Paris, France
Sape & Co
A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.
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Paris, France
A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Portland, Oregon
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
Portland, Oregon
Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.
Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
Portland, Oregon
Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Melilla, Spain
A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.
Córdoba, Spain
Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.
Madrid, Spain
Shrapnel, dynamite, bullets and Franco couldn't destroy this bust, rescued and kept hidden as a family secret for over 40 years.
Tallahassee, Florida
The Tallahassee Airport serves over half a million passengers a year and is home to some permanent residents too.
Tallahassee, Florida
This sidewalk monument honors more than 50 civil rights activists who helped change the face of America.
Montrichard Val de Cher, France
Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.
Savonnières, France
Limestone grottoes turns everyday objects into stone.
Montignac, France
Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."
La Teste-de-Buch, France
Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.
Bordeaux, France
The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.
New York, New York
An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.
Bruges, Belgium
A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.