San Francisco, California
The Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.
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San Francisco, California
Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.
San Francisco, California
Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”
Sydney, Australia
A rare specimen of an iconic extinct animal in downtown Sydney.
Portland, Oregon
A Portland legend tells of small green archers shooting random passersby with visionary arrows.
Helsingør, Denmark
Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
McLaren Vale, Australia
This green and white building is shaped like a massive Rubik's Cube.
Gumeracha, Australia
You can climb to the top of the world's largest rocking horse.
Semaphore, Australia
This stone tower was built in the late 19th century to signal the time to ships in the water.
Mintaro, Australia
An opulent mansion that acted as the set for Appleyard Girls School in the 1975 classic film 'Picnic at Hanging Rock.'
Lochiel, Australia
This salt lake in South Australia features seasonal color changes and its very own loch monster.
Pekina, Australia
When you get to Magnetic Hill park near the sign, put your vehicle in neutral gear, and watch it roll uphill...
Adelaide, Australia
An iconic work of public art that lights up the downtown area.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This historic cemetery stopped accepting bodies before many Canadian cities were founded.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
One of Canada's tiniest museums tackles the world's largest turtle.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Scotland's first Masonic lodge may also be the oldest in the world.
Tirau, New Zealand
These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Inside this home, the Icelandic national anthem was born.