Mont Saint-Michel, France
Mont Saint-Michel
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
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Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
London, England
This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.
London, England
A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.
London, England
Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.
London, England
The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.
London, England
A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.
London, England
This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
London, England
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Vatican City
A hidden workshop for creating and restoring Papal mosaic masterpieces.
Osimo, Italy
A series of caves, tunnels, and wells filled with fascinating figures and symbols.
Milan, Italy
In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.
Milan, Italy
Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.
Labante, Italy
South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Council Grove, Kansas
Once a giant oak that served as the region's post office.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Washington, D.C.
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.
Washington, D.C.
Mysterious installations bring levity and light to a sometimes stodgy city.
Washington, D.C.
Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.
Washington, D.C.
With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.
Arthurdale, West Virginia
The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Endless rows of boxes of paper records line the hallways of the archaic federal facility where guns are traced.