Sohag, Egypt
Red Monastery
An early Christian basilica modeled after an Egyptian temple showcases some the best-preserved frescos from late antiquity.
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Sohag, Egypt
An early Christian basilica modeled after an Egyptian temple showcases some the best-preserved frescos from late antiquity.
Berkeley, California
A Berkeley sidewalk etched with 128 cast-iron poems.
Buzescu, Romania
Roma who struck it rich in the 1980s built extravagant mansions in this small Romanian town.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hidden in plain sight, a gravestone seemingly inscribed from the future stands among the cemetery’s historic tombs.
Cotonou, Benin
The 100-foot-tall (30-meter) bronze statue was built to recognize the world's only documented all-female army.
Coimbra, Portugal
One of the oldest universities in the world exhibits thousands of specimens from its 700-year-old collection.
Bordeaux, France
These gardens whisk you away to Japan and Morocco—without leaving Bordeaux.
Toronto, Ontario
A unique subway station where pillars evoke ancient civilizations.
Arlee, Montana
This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.
Savannah, Georgia
These ornate, fish-shaped water spouts guard Savannah’s historic facades.
San Bartolo Coyotepec, Mexico
In this state repository of folk art, perhaps no piece is more representative than this brutal work featuring the town’s distinctive black clay pottery.
Hong Kong
Serve yourself from the heaping carts piled with bamboo steamers at what may be Hong Kong’s oldest dim sum parlor.
Tokyo, Japan
Thousands of foxes are said to gather and parade across the neighborhood of Ōji on New Year’s Eve.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest Black-owned bookstore in New Orleans was started by a substitute teacher on a mission.
Naples, Italy
This whimsical fountain depicts a winged siren shooting water out of her nipples into the fires of Mount Vesuvius.
Brow Burn, Scotland
Mineral well linked to the final days of a beloved Scottish poet.
Oaxaca, Mexico
Don’t be surprised if you run into some of Oaxaca’s top chefs in line at this family run taco stop.
Kefalas, Greece
Nestled in the hills of Crete, a local artist has created a wonderland of stone and terracotta sculptures.
Boston, Massachusetts
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
Alexandria, Egypt
Hidden away in a back alley, this Art Nouveau cafe has been in business since 1882.
Osaka, Japan
A rare north-facing Ksitigarbha statue enshrined in a passageway off Osaka’s busiest area.
London, England
For more than half a century, an enormous feline has watched over this London neighborhood.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
In a strip mall parking lot, an airplane with a cafe inside, flanked by a giant statue of Fred Flintstone.
Sandur, Faroe Islands
Every summer, women from this small Faroese island cover this specific stone with knitted graffiti.