Porto, Portugal
Carmo and Carmelitas Churches
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
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Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
San Francisco Mazapa, Mexico
Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Koblenz, Germany
Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.
Cabezuela del Valle, Spain
Blue-green pools and smooth stones comprise one of Spain’s most idyllic hidden wonders.
Newport Beach, California
Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.
Taxco, Mexico
This "cursed house" features secret rooms, hidden vaults, and dark escape tunnels.
Vienna, Austria
Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.
Paris, France
This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.
Klaipėda, Lithuania
A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.
Fushun, China
The massive steel ring looks like it could be China’s first Stargate.
Paisley, Scotland
A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.
Singapore
A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.
Los Angeles, California
Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.
Beijing, China
The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.
Sam Roi Yot, Thailand
At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.
London, England
A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.
El Jem, Tunisia
The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.
Teruel, Spain
These magnificently sculpted tombs represent Spain's own legendary version of "Romeo and Juliet."
Clachan-Seil, Scotland
The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.
Orchha, India
These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.
Valletta, Malta
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
Myanmar
This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.