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Pyramids of Euseigne

Hérémence, Switzerland

Pyramides d'Euseigne

These spindly, stone-capped formations are the product of glacial deposits and thousands of years of erosion.

At first glance, this just looks like an ordinary house.

Tilburg, Netherlands

Kunstwerk 't Draaiend Huys

What looks like an ordinary house from the outside is actually a rotating sculpture.

Partial remains  of Stanton shelter

Matlock, England

Bailey's Tump

A pile of earth left over from a water supply project was converted into an anti-aircraft installation during World War II.

Odoriba means "dance floor" and "staircase landing."

Yokohama, Japan

Odoriba Station

This subway station is named after a local legend about supernatural dancing cats.

Church Interior

Elblag, Poland

Galleria EL

This bombed church was given a new life as a contemporary art gallery.

Añashuayco Quarry

Arequipa, Peru

Añashuayco Quarry

An outdoor gallery of sculptures chiseled from a unique stone.

Visitors can try all manner of fortified wines here.

Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Poças

Sample port and quinine-fortified wine at this fourth-generation winery near Porto.

A blowtorch makes for an exquisitely caramelized crust.
Permanently Closed

Porto, Portugal

Semea

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.

Pedra de Lume

Sal, Cabo Verde

Pedra de Lume

An incredibly salty lake inside the crater of an extinct volcano.

A dish of frango à cafreal, a Goan-Mozambican-Portuguese dish that’s the precursor of Nando’s peri-peri chicken, is the specialty here.

Trafaria, Portugal

Piri Piri

Taste the precursor of peri-peri chicken at this restaurant just outside of Lisbon.

A prayer board depicts a girl assumed to be Tekona.

Ichikawa, Japan

Tekona Reijindo

This one-of-a-kind shrine is dedicated to a girl who was too beautiful for her own good.

Statue of Captain Cook inside The Lighthouse: Tū Whenua-a-Kura

Auckland, New Zealand

'The Lighthouse: Tū Whenua-a-Kura'

A neon-illuminated statue of James Cook at the edge of a historical Auckland wharf makes for an unexpected discovery.

Agios Isidoros on Leros

Leros, Greece

Agios Isidoros

A stunning little chapel built on a rock in the Mediterranean Sea on the Greek island of Leros.

St. Francis of the Guns

San Francisco, California

St. Francis of the Guns

This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.

Paisley Five Mile Caves

Paisley, Oregon

Paisley Five Mile Caves

These wave-cut overhangs on ancient Lake Chewaucan contain some of the oldest evidence of human habitation in North America.

Necròpolis de Cala Morell

Ciutadella, Spain

Necròpolis de Cala Morell

These ancient burial caves carved into the cliffs offer a glimpse into prehistoric funeral practices and Menorca's early inhabitants.

Steinhausen

Bad Schussenried, Germany

Steinhausen

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.

One of the skeletons at St. Martins Church

Aulendorf, Germany

Skeletons of St. Martin Church

Two elaborately decorated "catacomb saints" are displayed on either side of the altar in a small church in Germany.

Ochobamba.

Chigasaki, Japan

Ochobamba

An old woman cured cholera in the 1820s and now her grave is said to be the city’s most cursed object.

Þúfa

Reykjavik, Iceland

Þúfa

This earthwork installation sits on a grassy hill, celebrating Iceland's past and present.

 "Henry" Murals

Seattle, Washington

"Henry" Murals

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

The north side is a wonder to behold.

Seattle, Washington

Wall of Misfit Art

A mesmerizing amount of crazy art is attached to the side of this house on Seattle's Phinney Ridge, bringing smiles to those who venture down the driveway to take a look.

Although this braised tripe is of humble origins, it's given the royal treatment here.

Porto, Portugal

Líder

Dine on Porto-style tripe at a restaurant run by the head of a gastronomic brotherhood dedicated to uplifting this humble dish.

With their beautiful designs, the tins make for great souvenirs.

Matosinhos, Portugal

Conservas Pinhais

Sample some of Iberia’s best tinned fish at this century-old cannery just north of Porto.

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