Paarl, South Africa
Afrikaans Language Monument
The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.
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Paarl, South Africa
The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.
Chedglow, England
Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.
Stavoren, Netherlands
A Netherlands hotel where you can sleep inside a wine barrel.
Tottori-shi, Japan
Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.
Tokyo, Japan
Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Singapore
Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.
Yonkers, New York
Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.
Tokyo, Japan
Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.
Shooshtar, Iran
This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.
Al-Chibayish, Iraq
Giant reed houses made in the marshes of Southern Iraq.
Qobustan, Azerbaijan
Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.
Antarctica
Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Iceland
A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.
Verkhoyanskiy ulus, Russia
The giant Siberian crater known locally as the "doorway to the underworld" is expanding every year.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.
Arlington, Virginia
An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.
La Rochelle, France
A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.
Roslin, Scotland
A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.
Rennes-le-Château, France
French commune at the heart of conspiracies.