Famagusta, Cyprus
Varosha Beach Resort
A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
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Famagusta, Cyprus
A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
Lefkoşa, Cyprus
The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.
Nicosia, Cyprus
This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.
Nicosia, Cyprus
A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.
Larnaca, Cyprus
Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.
London, England
London's Victorian Tower of Babel.
North Yorkshire, England
This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.
Bristol, England
It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.
Ordino, Andorra
Some of the smallest works of art in existence.
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
This hidden courtyard in the Andorran capital hosts a unique contemporary sculpture park.
Toulouse, France
There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Paris, France
This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.
Paris, France
A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.
Paris, France
Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.
Paris, France
A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.
Paris, France
During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.
Paris, France
A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.
Paris, France
A gruesome combat between a hunter and a furious momma bear.
Paris, France
Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.
Paris, France
The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.
Paris, France
A museum which takes visitors to the côté obscure of Paris.
Paris, France
This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.
Hamburg, Germany
Hidden in plain sight on a gable between two towers on the roof of shipping firm F. Laeisz' headquarter in Hamburg sits an unexpected bronze sculpture.