Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Center of the Universe
An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.
Benson, Arizona
Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.
Detroit, Michigan
This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.
Yangzhou Shi, China
Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.
Riga, Latvia
A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
Riga, Latvia
Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
JuodkrantÄ—, Lithuania
Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Salantai, Lithuania
Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.
Žagarė, Lithuania
What almost started out as a spite house became an eccentric's found object masterpiece.
MerkinÄ—, Lithuania
Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.
Musteika, Lithuania
A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.
Slampe, Latvia
Spend the night in 1920s Latvia in this historic recreation and movie set.
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Ever-growing collection of devils in art.
Paphos, Cyprus
An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.
Manazan, Turkey
Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.
Finike, Cyprus
A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.
Akrotiri, Cyprus
For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
Agios Tychon, Cyprus
Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.
Nicosia, Cyprus
A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.
Jerusalem, Israel
This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.
Jerusalem, Israel
This nightmarish children's plaything was left grotesque to help kids conquer their fear.