Stockholm, Sweden
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An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.
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Stockholm, Sweden
An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.
Sweden
Although rarely used, there is still a hidden room for the royal family at the Stockholm central station.
Sonora, California
A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.
Stockholm, Sweden
Eat a Nobel banquet from any year in the basement of Stockholm's City Hall.
Villavieja, Colombia
A self-taught astronomer fell in love with the stars and built his own observatory in Colombia.
Bogotá, Colombia
This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.
Sogamoso, Colombia
Largest monument in Colombia depicts 14 lancers who drove back an army.
Bogotá, Colombia
This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.
Envigado, Colombia
This exceptional home was a 32-year labor of love by a man determined to build his wife the most beautiful stone house in the world.
Medellín, Colombia
An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.
Florián, Colombia
A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.
Cartagena, Colombia
The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.
Cartagena, Colombia
A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.
Cartagena, Colombia
This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.
Tocancipá, Colombia
A little known Colombian theme park of giant curiosities.
Guatape, Colombia
The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.
Nariño, Colombia
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
San Antonio del Tequendama, Colombia
This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.
Jardín, Colombia
Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.
Palermo, Italy
This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.