Wellesley, Ontario
Bean Puzzle Tombstone
It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Wellesley, Ontario
It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.
Rochester, New York
The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.
Krems an der Donau, Austria
A three-shelf library serves as a memorial in the Jewish cemetery of Krems.
Budapest, Hungary
A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.
Melrose, Scotland
It's said that at this location, a Scottish poet met the Queen of the Fairies.
Stockholm, Sweden
A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.
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.
Sainshand, Mongolia
Hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia's most revered and multi-talented monk spent decades buried in the Gobi desert.
Uozu-shi, Japan
Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.
Loches, France
Artist and musician Will Menter creates musical sculptures.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
An unusual collection of self-made musical instruments and unique noises.
San Francisco, California
The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.
Greatstone, England
Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.
Tokyo, Japan
A bizarre object of worship believed to grant wishes to those who tie it up with a rope.
Seoul, South Korea
One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.
Eugene, Oregon
This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France
An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.
Wolf Lake, Illinois
Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.
Kyaukse, Myanmar
These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.
Gimli, Manitoba
The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.
Akrotiri, Cyprus
For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
Vernal, Utah
Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Meishan, China
A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian.
Thaton District, Myanmar
A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.