Prague, Czechia
Strahov Monastery
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
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Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Jarrow, England
Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
A famous pilgrimage site that remains hidden in the midst of a city.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.
Durham, England
These lamps were created to expel sewer gases after an event known as The Great Stink.
Durham, England
The 2,000-year-old pieces of metal are an ancient soldier's military discharge papers.
Durham, England
An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.
Northumberland, England
The first museum in the United Kingdom dedicated to this woodwind instrument.
Cornhill-on-Tweed, England
A father's love for his son has weathered the test of time in this whimsical garden of outsider art.
Northumberland, England
This temple was constructed entirely by Roman soldiers.
Bamburgh, England
This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.
Cramlington, England
A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Magelang, Indonesia
This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.
Istanbul, Turkey
A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.
Istanbul, Turkey
A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.
Istanbul, Turkey
Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.
Istanbul, Turkey
The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.
Istanbul, Turkey
This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.
Istanbul, Turkey
This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.
Istanbul, Turkey
The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.
Kuşadası, Turkey
A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.
Istanbul, Turkey
A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.