Kathmandu, Nepal
The Garden of Dreams
This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Kathmandu, Nepal
This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.
Los Angeles, California
Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Tübingen, Germany
This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.
Podgorica, Montenegro
This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.
Kuşadası, Turkey
A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.
Lítla Dímun, Faroe Islands
This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.
San Francisco, California
The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.
Newport Beach, California
Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.
Amman, Jordan
This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.
Mexico City, Mexico
This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.
Mmatshumo, Botswana
An enchanting rocky island of scraggly baobabs surrounded by an ancient sea and sprawling salt pans.
Palmanova, Italy
A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.
Coventry, England
This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.
Tipaza, Algeria
The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.
Tucson, Arizona
Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.
Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Rome, Italy
An abandoned 17th-century baroque hunting lodge with a wonderfully strange architectural plan.
Madrid, Spain
A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.
Medellín, Colombia
Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.
Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.
Alameda, California
This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.
Liberec, Czechia
This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.