Mellieħa, Malta
Popeye Village
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
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Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Rome, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Rome, Italy
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.
Rome, Italy
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Rome, Italy
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
Rome, Italy
Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Casablanca, Morocco
An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.
Hong Kong
Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.
Shanghai, China
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.
Singapore
Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.
Singapore
The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.
Singapore
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.
Malmö, Sweden
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Oslo, Norway
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.