Cerne Abbas, England
St. Augustine's Well
This miraculous well is said to heal the sick, grant wishes, and tell the future.
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Cerne Abbas, England
This miraculous well is said to heal the sick, grant wishes, and tell the future.
Zoetermeer, Netherlands
A multi-story, retro videogame time capsule in the Netherlands.
Paris, France
Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.
Bisley, England
This holy spring and its well have been the site of religious devotion for millennia.
Kobe, Japan
A relatively young Buddhist temple on hilltop, dedicated to a statue relocated from Mount Atago.
Bastia, France
A 15th-century Corsican chapel that possesses a rare Catholic monument: a "Scala Santa," or "Holy Stairs."
London, England
A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.
Sagamihara, Japan
More than 100 antique vending machines housed in a used tire shop sell everything from candy to sake and ramen.
Salisbury, England
A doorless and windowless folly in England that evokes curiosity over its mysterious origins.
Reading, England
Once the site of medieval pilgrimage for its healing powers, this well was lost and later rediscovered.
Warnford, England
This gravestone tells the tragic tale of its occupant's death.
Farnham, England
This restored pump house gives a glimpse into the past when communal water supplies were common.
Leiden, Netherlands
Some of the specimens on display at the Leiden University Medical Center have been helping educate physicians since the 17th century.
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Netherlands
A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A beautifully rebuilt windmill from the 17th century, situated along the Amstel River.
Amiens, France
A dad joke was inevitable when a member of this 19th-century chocolatier family married the president of France.
Kyoto, Japan
View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.
Rome, Italy
This room of wonder is full of relics, from knights in armor to rare works of art.
Dunsfold, England
An ancient yew tree and holy well nestle beside a remarkable 13th-century church.
Granada, Spain
A museum dedicated to the centuries-old cave dwellings that housed marginalized communities on the outskirts of the former capital of Muslim Spain.
Meaux, France
Visit a museum dedicated to the “the king of cheeses.”
Tokyo, Japan
This church commemorates a venerable, yet nigh-forgotten woman who dedicated her life to the poor in post-war Tokyo.
Tokyo, Japan
Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.
Paris, France
This oddly shaped boulder in Paris is rumored to be cursed.