Mexico City, Mexico
National Museum of Interventions
A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.
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Mexico City, Mexico
A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.
Vandalia, Illinois
Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.
Berlin, Germany
The non-native bovine herd was brought in to help conserve these Berlin wetlands.
Vallejo, California
Come for the records, stay for the retro pinball machines.
Bologna, Italy
A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.
Rome, Italy
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Ibi, Spain
Ibi's pioneering toy factory now houses two small but mighty museums.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.
Durham, North Carolina
The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.
Stuttgart, Germany
This natural hill rose another 130 feet from the debris and rubble added after World War II.
Clachan-Seil, Scotland
The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.
London, England
These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.
Brantford, Ontario
The 18th-century church's stained-glass windows tell the story of the Haudenosaunee people.
New York, New York
Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.
Tullamore, Ireland
An Irish peat mine has become a stunning sculpture park.
Madrid, Spain
Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.
Turkmenistan
The remains of a medieval city loom in one of the most isolated desert regions of Turkmenistan.
Mineral del Monte, Mexico
The English graveyard of Mineral del Monte, a magical little piece of Cornwall in Mexico.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.
Biar, Spain
This 15th-century aqueduct with distinctive pointed arches was used for irrigation in the Vinalopó valley.
Flagstaff, Arizona
The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.
Gigante, Colombia
The enormous appendage offers spectacular views of Colombia's Huila Department.
Brockville, Ontario
Canada's oldest railway tunnel is illuminated in a rainbow of color as it passes under the streets of this small city.