Taipei, Taiwan
Rixing Type Foundry
Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.
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Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.
Santa Barbara, California
This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.
Queens, New York
The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.
Kyoto, Japan
A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Valletta, Malta
A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.
Luxor, Egypt
The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient Roman religious cult contains an exquisite traditional fresco.
Barcelona, Spain
The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.
Chicago, Illinois
Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.
Chicago, Illinois
A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.
Chicago, Illinois
A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.
Antwerp, Belgium
Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.
Lier, Belgium
A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Maastricht, Netherlands
A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.
Lee, Massachusetts
Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."
Hyden, Australia
This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
Centralia, Pennsylvania
A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.