Bordeaux, France
Mériadeck Quarter
This modern district offers a stark contrast to Bordeaux's terrace-lined squares and waterfront façades.
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Bordeaux, France
This modern district offers a stark contrast to Bordeaux's terrace-lined squares and waterfront façades.
Mount Dora, Florida
In a Florida town known for antiques, this painted home became an art attraction and a symbol of love.
Rouen, France
Lego blocks now patch Rouen's WWII scars.
Dawson City, Yukon
A colossal gold-dredging machine from the Klondike mining boom, now open to tours.
Lansford, Pennsylvania
Descend into the world’s longest-running deep anthracite coal mine.
Zlin, Czechia
A Czech shoe magnate built his office inside a giant elevator.
Visaginas, Lithuania
Step inside a Soviet-designed nuclear power plant with RBMK reactors identical to the ones in Chernobyl.
Tokyo, Japan
Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”
Naruto, Japan
The famed natural wonder that gave its name to a fishcake as well as one of the most popular anime series of all time.
Venice, Italy
An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.
Tohen, Somalia
This lighthouse at the very tip of the Horn of Africa in the Puntland region of Somalia is a relic of Italian fascism.
Madrid, Spain
Mural dedicated to one of Spain's favorite cartoonists, Francisco Ibáñez.
Montreal, Québec
The haunting ruins of a once-holy church now stand as a forgotten relic of Montreal’s past.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.
Turkey
Resting place and mausoleum of the founder and first president of Turkey.
Bratislava, Slovakia
We're not in Kansas anymore: the Strabag headquarters has a playful upside-down addition.
Perugia, Italy
Medieval streets buried beneath a papal fortress now form an underground city you can walk through.
Wallenborn, Germany
A rare cold-water geyser that bubbles to life every half hour.
Lohja, Finland
Descend 100 meters underground to explore Finland’s mining history.
Portland, Oregon
The largest mausoleum on the West Coast, with over seven miles of corridors, perched on a riverside bluff.
Lyttelton, New Zealand
An uninhabited island in a New Zealand harbor with dozens of scuttled vessels.
Naxos, Greece
Graffiti-covered ruins of a luxurious resort sit among enchanting beaches.
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Metten, Germany
This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.