Turnhout, Belgium
National Museum of the Playing Card
Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.
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Turnhout, Belgium
Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.
Borås, Sweden
These miniature works of art are hiding in plain sight on buildings around the city.
Province de Zagora, Morocco
Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.
Dunbar, Scotland
The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.
Santa Barbara, California
This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.
Cartagena, Colombia
The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.
Newport, Rhode Island
The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.
Iceland
This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.
Chicago, Illinois
A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.
Kisoro, Uganda
The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.
Stony Point, New York
Hundreds of numbered stakes hidden in the woods mark the graves of the lost souls of a nearby asylum.
Pescadero, California
A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.
Los Angeles, California
This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.
Rochester, New York
Antique skeletons and taxidermy creatures were found crammed in a university closet.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Kirantidiya, Sri Lanka
This luscious masterpiece created by landscape designer Bevis Bawa inspired the work of his brother, a famous Sri Lankan architect.
Los Angeles, California
The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.
Sierra Madre, California
Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.
Inari, Finland
A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.
Paris, France
Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.