Erbil, Iraq
Erbil Citadel
An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.
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Erbil, Iraq
An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.
Oxford, England
An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.
Dublin, Ireland
The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.
Las Palmas, Peru
A jungle cave in Peru of unknown depths, otherworldly sounds, and strange nocturnal birds that navigate by echolocation.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Warminster, England
The longest hedge maze in the world.
Wunsiedel, Germany
Money made from smuggling sugar helped create this wondrous rock maze in honor of the Prussian Queen Louise.
New York, New York
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
New York, New York
This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Elberton, Georgia
A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.
Peru
Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.
Oslo, Norway
One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.
Galway, Ireland
Modern sundial uses ancient methods to tell time and date perfectly.
Sebastopol, California
Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."
Marshall, California
Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.
Dochula, Bhutan
The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.
Dublin, Ireland
The oldest public library in Ireland.
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.
Amboise, France
The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.
Lyon, France
For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.
Chartres, France
The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.