Madrid, Spain
La Casa de las Torrijas
Kingly French toast comes soaked in milk or red wine, then drizzled in a citrus-perfumed syrup.
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Madrid, Spain
Kingly French toast comes soaked in milk or red wine, then drizzled in a citrus-perfumed syrup.
Stockbridge, England
One of the most studied Iron Age settlements in Europe.
Jaipur, India
An ancient wall in the shadows of the Amber Castle.
Vashon, Washington
Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.
Arlington, Washington
At a rest stop north of Seattle, the trunk of an ancient tree.
Rome, Italy
A freedman baker’s lavish tomb has a relief showing various stages of Roman bread making.
St Neot, England
A haunted slate mine turned concert hall and a hidden fairy garden.
Laconia, Greece
The top of the holy mountain for the ancient Spartans looks like a pyramid—is it man-made or a natural phenomenon?
Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico
Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
A vertical tube that allows you to see what's going on underneath the Antarctic sea ice.
Al Hamra, Oman
The biggest cave system in the Arabian Peninsula is home to a rare variety of blind fish.
Sydney, Australia
A former drinking water storage reservoir transformed into a sunken garden.
Thermopolis, Wyoming
The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.
Dunsfold, England
An ancient yew tree and holy well nestle beside a remarkable 13th-century church.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
This uniquely shaped slab of volcanic rock has been used by generations of Antarctic explorers.
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
This charming stone church on the shore of Lake Tekapo is an icon in astrophotography.
Aracena, Spain
An underground spring in a labyrinthine cave system, decorated with stalagmites and stalactites.
Paramaribo, Suriname
This "witch's market" is filled with Amazonian herbs, remedies, and the occasional libido-strengthening tincture.
Cork, Ireland
This 19th-century prison once held Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz, writer Frank O’Connor, and a nine-year-old pickpocket.
Reading, England
Once believed to be a sacred Roman legionary symbol, this bronze figure inspired the 1954 novel 'The Eagle of the Ninth.'
Markleysburg, Pennsylvania
This original Mason-Dixon line cairn placed in the 1760s was put in the wrong location because of the gravitational pull of the Allegheny Mountains.
Funabashi, Japan
A bronze ship jutting out of a bridge, a commemoration of Osamu Dazai, a sculpture created by 30 manga legends, and more.
Pasay, Philippines
A film center envisioned to rival Cannes ended up as a haunted place after at least 168 people were killed during the rushed construction.
Potsdam, Germany
A stone from Africa's tallest peak is immortalized in a Potsdam palace—but is it actually the mountaintop?