Madrid, Spain
Sobrino de Botin
The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.
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Madrid, Spain
The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Barcelona, Spain
This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.
Rome, Italy
This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.
Safford, Arizona
One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.
Phoenix, Arizona
Remains of an ancient village perched on top of a remote mesa
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Ramah, New Mexico
A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.
New York, New York
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
New York, New York
The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.
New York, New York
Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.
Dayton, Ohio
A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
Washington, D.C.
A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.
Ashalim, Israel
Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.
Ramat Hovav, Israel
One of the largest statues in Israel was erected to protest pollution.
Doğubeyazıt, Turkey
Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.
Marmaris, Turkey
According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.
Fethiye, Turkey
One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.
Bayatbademleri Köyü, Turkey
Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.
Manazan, Turkey
Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.
Özkonak Belediyesi, Turkey
This ancient subterranean megalopolis is known for the hot oil traps that were installed above each of its entrances.
Urfa, Turkey
A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.
Syria
What is left of the pillar of Saint Simeon, the voluntary martyr who climbed the column to give his sermons, remaining perched there for thirty-seven years.