Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mark Bischof's Studio
This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.
New York, New York
A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.
Zugarramurdi, Spain
A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.
Dalmally, Scotland
Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.
Frederiksberg, Denmark
A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.
Caynton, England
This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.
Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.
Chicago, Illinois
A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.
Knighton, England
Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.
Rennes-le-Château, France
French commune at the heart of conspiracies.
Montségur, France
This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.
Jaca, Spain
This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico
Mexico's first public cable car soars over the congested streets outside Mexico City.
Nye County, Nevada
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Washington, D.C.
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
Barú, Colombia
Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.
London, England
A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.
Leiden, Netherlands
Graffiti covers the walls of a room where university students through the centuries have waited nervously to defend their theses.
Innsbruck, Austria
This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...
Hauterives, France
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."
Pyongyang, North Korea
A former palace transformed into a mausoleum for North Korea's supreme leaders.