Lisbon, Portugal
Pastéis de Belém
Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.
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Lisbon, Portugal
Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.
Strasbourg, France
A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.
Lovere, Italy
Exchange a book at the entrance of this medieval Lovere alley.
Santuario di Caravaggio, Italy
An underground passage is home to a guillotine that predates the French Revolution by more than two centuries.
Mountain View, California
The model behind the iconic 3D test model.
Brusaporto, Italy
Acrosticism and palindromes on this randomly placed stone.
Mantua, Italy
Wander through a maze of empty tombs to find the poles used to hang revolutionary patriots.
Ōme, Japan
A collection of nostalgic items from the Showa era with an exhibit on the local ghost story of the Snow Woman.
Brno, Czechia
In this Romani neighborhood lies a museum dedicated to the culture and history of the Roma.
Stockholm, Sweden
On Nobel Street, a miniature statue of Alfred Nobel.
Bristol, England
Ornamented with "Bristol Diamonds," this exotic shell grotto is considered to be the finest surviving example from the eighteenth century.
Berlin, Germany
Largely overlooked, this little fountain on Museum Island is a whimsical tribute to a Prussian king nicknamed the “Fatty Flounder.”
Osaka, Japan
Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.
Genoa, Italy
Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A small museum built by a family that survived the Siege of Sarajevo.
Basel, Switzerland
A journey through every aspect of the human body.
Bursa, Turkey
This Ottoman bridge is a rare covered bridge with shops, and considers itself the only bazaar bridge in the world.
Geneva, Switzerland
A treasure trove of scientific instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Turin, Italy
A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.
Basel, Switzerland
This ferry carries passengers across the Rhine propelled by no engine or paddles but by the river's current.
Burnet, Texas
An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.
Yokohama, Japan
A network of ancient tunnels and vaulted chambers with mystical Buddhist reliefs, built for ascetic training.
Paris, France
A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.
Tokyo, Japan
Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.