Edinburgh, Scotland
Lauriston Castle
This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.
Marrakesh, Morocco
This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.
Mexico City, Mexico
These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.
Idlewild, Michigan
This resort community was known as the "Black Eden of Michigan."
Fez, Morocco
This restored 17th century synagogue is one of the few remaining structures in Morocco’s ruined Jewish quarters.
Rome, Italy
The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.
Tokyo, Japan
Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.
Fez, Morocco
The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.
Seegräben, Switzerland
Europe's largest dinosaur museum was founded by a passionate autodidact.
Zakho, Iraq
This ancient stone bridge is a hub for daredevils.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
Angers, France
A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.
Marrakesh, Morocco
The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.
Hythe, England
This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.
Rome, Italy
A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.
Louisville, Kentucky
The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.
Leggiuno, Italy
This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.
Georgetown, Guyana
Though dynamited and defaced, the statue still stands outside the law courts in Georgetown, Guyana.
Cherokee, North Carolina
Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?
Brooklyn, New York
One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles
Brooklyn, New York
This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Hidden on two floors of downtown building, the library has an incredible deal on rent.
Marrakesh, Morocco
It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.