Mexico City, Mexico
UNAM Central Library
This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.
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Mexico City, Mexico
This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.
Flåm, Norway
A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
Nazca, Peru
These overlooked ruins give an intimate look at the Inca Empire's urban planning prowess.
Wicklow, Ireland
Not actually a shop, but one fan's passionate show of support for a rival county's Gaelic football team.
Vatican City
A hidden workshop for creating and restoring Papal mosaic masterpieces.
Chartres, France
The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.
Montmartre, Saskatchewan
The "Paris of the Prairies" wouldn't be complete without a replica of the iconic landmark.
Kunming, China
The memorial gravesite of the young composer of China's national anthem.
Lundin Links, Scotland
A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.
Province de Zagora, Morocco
Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.
Riga, Latvia
Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.
Figueres, Spain
This overlooked museum houses an amazing collection of rare, antique typewriters.
Hull, England
Explore Hull's historic Old Town by following the sea creatures scattered throughout its charmingly cobbled streets.
Jodhpur, India
This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.
Jaisalmer, India
The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.
Bucharest, Romania
This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.
Ulricehamn SV, Sweden
An abandoned, deteriorating tuberculosis hospital from the turn of the 20th century.
Lancaster, England
A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.
London, England
One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.
Quito, Ecuador
The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.