Paju, South Korea
Dora Observatory
The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.
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Paju, South Korea
The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.
Rome, Italy
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Uzhhorod, Ukraine
Over 80 miniature sculptures around Uzhhorod old town that depict Transcarpathian history and culture.
Rome, Italy
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
New York, New York
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
Patmos, Greece
A Christian pilgrimage site that may have also been a temple for the Greek goddess of love.
Livadia, Greece
This secret coastal village is studded with pastel-colored houses all piled on top of one another.
Marmaris, Turkey
According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.
Kayaköy, Turkey
A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.
Fethiye, Turkey
One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.
Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey
A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.
Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey
Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.
Demre, Turkey
A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.
Leeds, England
Since 1877, the characters of Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” have been keeping time in this Leeds arcade.
Hood River, Oregon
Raised catwalk walk through the trees alongside a river starting from an abandoned and colorful pumping station.
Selçuk, Turkey
Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
This 3,000-year-old “opium black fortress” towers over the ancient town named after it.
Rhodes, Greece
One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.
Hebron, New Hampshire
This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.
Bodrum, Turkey
This ancient tomb was discovered during the construction of a Turkish supermarket and was preserved.
Turkey
Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.
Kemer, Turkey
Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.