New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
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New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
The most confusing clock in New York.
Rotorua, New Zealand
Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.
Hot Water Beach, New Zealand
Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.
Hong Kong
Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.
Birgu, Malta
The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
Dublin, Ireland
One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
New York, New York
Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
New York, New York
The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.
New York, New York
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
Flanders, New York
A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.
East Hampton, New York
This 19th-century Hamptons windmill was once home to modernist painter Agnes Pelton.
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Soest, Netherlands
This large sand dune in the Netherlands is home to wind-whipped trees with "floating" roots.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Ban Long, Laos
This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.