Québec City, Québec
Château Frontenac
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
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Québec City, Québec
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
Toronto, Ontario
A free James Turrell artwork all to yourself
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Vincennes, Indiana
The museum displays the life work of the great clown spanning a career of 70 years in movies, television, radio and his paintings.
Regina, French Guiana
Islands of granite rise above the rainforest canopy to form unique microbiomes in a remote French territory.
Brooklyn, New York
Every spring brings a colorful tribute to this wizardly actor's most famous role.
Tajikistan
The Pamir Highway between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan takes a mere hour driving through a stretch of No Man’s Land.
Meung-sur-Loire, France
A painted medieval castle where the most celebrated outlaw-poet of the Middle Ages was imprisoned — and where you can descend into his exact cell, nine centuries later.
Hong Kong
Resting place of the legendary Wing Chun grandmaster who taught Bruce Lee.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Lund, Sweden
The technology company Ericsson erected a real rune stone to mark the birthplace of the wireless technology.
Cardiff, Wales
This Cardiff Bay landmark traces its history back to when Norwegian ships transported coal from Wales.
Can Picafort, Spain
“Primitivist” style sculptures that emphasize the human body as nature’s highest creation and seek a connection between man, the sea, and the tradition of the Mediterranean.
Gothenburg, Sweden
A monumental magenta installation looms over a tangle of roads and tracks, as controversial as it is conspicuous.
Niagara Falls, New York
Historical marker that is a mini replica of the original in New York.
La Porte, Indiana
Make a joyful noise with these contrabass chimes.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Stockholm, Sweden
One of the earliest subway stations in Stockholm, which still looks like the 1950s.
Minford, Ohio
Beginning as a white quartz gravel mine in the early 20th century, it was turned into a Christian-themed tunnel to present the core messages of the faith.
Brooklyn, New York
This 19th century wooden span is one of only four retractile bridges in the United States.
Hungry Horse, Montana
The tallest dam in Montana and top 10 in the country.