Warsaw, Poland
The Museum of Dollhouses, Games and Toys
A delightful museum entirely dedicated to the tiny homes of dolls.
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Warsaw, Poland
A delightful museum entirely dedicated to the tiny homes of dolls.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.
Castello-di-Rostino, France
A miniature Corsican village built out of pebbles.
Lumio, France
Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.
Murato, France
This remarkable checkered church on a Corsican hilltop is fabled to have been built by angels.
Nice, France
An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.
Nice, France
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
Auguste Maïcon, a pioneer in French aviation, was born in this house in 1891.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
Nearly every wall in this French villa has been "tattooed" by artist Jean Cocteau and other famous painters.
Sanremo, Italy
There once was a man named Lear / Who found limericks so dear / His final resting space / Is an unusual place / Most people don’t know he’s here.
Monterosso al Mare, Italy
The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.
Casorzo, Italy
A cherry tree growing atop a mulberry tree.
Vigevano, Italy
The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.
Venice, Italy
Venice's island of the dead.
Stromboli, Italy
A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.
Pavia, Italy
A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...
Stromboli, Italy
A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.
Genoa, Italy
Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.
Alassio, Italy
Ernest Hemingway was the first to sign this colorful wall covered in thousands of celebrity signatures.
Noli, Italy
The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.
Alba, Italy
Ever loyal to Roma, the small village of Albe in the Abruzzo region carried on until an earthquake did it in.
Mexico City, Mexico
A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.
Washington, D.C.
Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.
Mexico City, Mexico
This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.