Paris, France
Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint)
The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.
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Paris, France
The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.
Paris, France
The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.
Paris, France
This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Brussels, Belgium
One of Hollywood's most iconic actresses was born in an upscale Brussels neighborhood in 1929.
Arlington, Washington
At a rest stop north of Seattle, the trunk of an ancient tree.
Olancha, California
A charming easy-to-miss sculpture garden filled with whimsical and thought-provoking metal sculptures.
Cirencester, England
Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.
Paris, France
Dishes are packed with flavor at one of the only Singaporean restaurants in Paris.
Takia, Oman
This mysterious anthropomorphic statuette is on display at the National Museum of Oman.
Dyrehaven, Denmark
The castle used by the Danish Royal Family as a hunting retreat.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
This pier made of ice and constructed over the Antarctic winter is used when the resupply cargo ships arrive in summer.
Peyia, Cyprus
While most shipwrecks are submerged, this ship in Cyprus ran ashore.
Frederick, Maryland
This three-story Victorian mansion is now home to the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center headquarters.
Stockbridge, England
One of the most studied Iron Age settlements in Europe.
Vashon, Washington
Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.
Jaipur, India
An ancient wall in the shadows of the Amber Castle.
Bristol, England
World War II air raids over Bristol dislodged this fragment of tram line that ended up embedded in a churchyard.
Rome, Italy
A freedman baker’s lavish tomb has a relief showing various stages of Roman bread making.
St Neot, England
A haunted slate mine turned concert hall and a hidden fairy garden.
Belgrade, Serbia
This small bronze pyramid marks the center of Belgrade, but some say it is a Masonic symbol.
Nevada
A large wave-cut shelter, a major archeological site, overlooks the dry basin of Winnemucca Lake.