Kyoto, Japan
Kifune Shrine
This ancient, tranquil shrine is the birthplace of ema prayer boards and the Ushi-no-toki-mairi curse ritual.
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Kyoto, Japan
This ancient, tranquil shrine is the birthplace of ema prayer boards and the Ushi-no-toki-mairi curse ritual.
Stanley, Idaho
Experience the wonders of a pristine night sky in this landscape free from light pollution.
Ketchum, Idaho
Ride a gondola up to this historic mountainside eatery.
Annapurna Circuit, Nepal
Nepal's unclimbable sacred peak.
Barbate, Spain
This 16th-century watchtower once defended Spain's Atlantic coast from pirates.
Winchcombe, England
A ruined castle revived by a glove magnate, home to countless tales of bad luck, romance, and war.
Atsugi, Japan
Open 24 hours, this self-serve sandwich spot specializes in egg salad sandwiches in a land that takes them very seriously.
Onekotan Island, Russia
A remote and picturesque volcano nestled inside another volcano.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.
Puako, Hawaii
One of Hawaiʻi’s largest petroglyph fields contains a number of depictions of people.
Gibsland, Louisiana
Historical marker at the spot where Bonnie and Clyde were killed.
Oymyakonsky District, Russia
The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.
Namur, Belgium
This is a surprising Art Deco district in a city with a history dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries.
Mousehole, Cornwall, England
The harbour of this Cornish village is illuminated by thousands of lights every Christmas season.
Oslo, Norway
Over 4500 valuable bibles are safely tucked away in this museum in central Oslo.
Buinen, Netherlands
The nerve center of a massive, state-of-the art radio telescope that sprawls across Western Europe.
Rovaniemi, Finland
This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.
Hong Kong
Beautiful Romanesque arches in a recently rediscovered century old underground reservoir.
Konstanz, Germany
A sculpture of a courtesan towers above Lake Constance, recalling a church scandal.
Flinders Chase, Australia
Impressively shaped, perfectly balanced boulders perched on the edge of a sea-cliff.
Nagasaki, Japan
A historical western settlement that is known as one of the three most disappointing sights of Japan.
Dunkerque, France
A neighborhood with Art Deco architecture as eccentric as its history.
Paimpont, France
Where the legendary wizard sleeps for eternity, according to Arthurian lore.
Shunan, Japan
This museum tells the stories of Japanese soldiers who went on torpedo kamikaze missions.