Amsterdam, Netherlands
Begijnhof Chapel
A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.
Arrowtown, New Zealand
This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.
Padua, Italy
The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.
Padua, Italy
The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.
Padua, Italy
The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Matavun, Slovenia
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Christchurch, New Zealand
The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.
Phoenix, Arizona
A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Holbrook, Arizona
This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Boston, Massachusetts
A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
New York, New York
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
South Island, New Zealand
The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.
Sydney, Australia
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!