Toronto, Ontario
Allan Gardens Conservatory
The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.
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Toronto, Ontario
The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.
Hillside, Illinois
In a cemetery full of holy men, mobsters, and haunted graves, among the most remarkable graves an ordinary husband and wife's spinning headstone.
Seattle, Washington
Amid the bustle of the Pike Place Market is a poem by famed Japanese poet Narihira.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A wonderland of oil paintings by a self-taught artist who collaborates with Imagine Dragons—hidden in a 17th-century building near the Rembrandt House.
Berlin, Germany
This sprawling stone mosaic on Berlin’s Museum Island transforms archaeological finds and local legends into a walkable work of art.
Ibiza, Spain
A striking circle of basalt columns perched on Ibiza’s rugged western coast, aligning art, astronomy, and myth in a landscape where time seems to stand still.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
This 15th-century church houses priceless works of art from a range of Croatian artists.
Agadir, Morocco
Covering 13 acres and hosting 3,000 shops, this is one of Africa's biggest urban markets.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
In 1907, writer Nikolaus Welter invented a fictitious Voodoo tradition around this statue of a reclining Christ — which has since become a reality.
Lake Charles, Louisiana
This 250-to 375-year-old live oak tree towers over the back garden of a local history museum.
Itō, Japan
A bizarre assault of surreal art hiding in bushes and huts on a hill.
Angono, Philippines
This ambient art gallery and eatery housed in an old Filipino-style building serves local traditional food.
Itō, Japan
Fanatical collections of vintage toys, dolls, clothes, and objects.
Chisinau, Moldova
A vivid and terrifying mural blends pop-culture-style depictions of Hell with traditional Orthodox imagery.
Berlin, Germany
Ever-changing museum dedicated to graffiti and contemporary street art.
Beijing, China
This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.
New Haven, Connecticut
An artist of the American Revolution is entombed beneath the Yale art gallery he founded.
Berlin, Germany
The most peculiar part of Berlin's public transit network is an on-demand rowboat.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
For books about travel, whether factual or fictional, the perfect antiquarian does exist.
Seattle, Washington
Tucked away in Seward Park is Seattle’s only old-growth forest.
Denver, Colorado
Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.
Fallon, Nevada
Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.
Paro, Bhutan
The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.