Alexandria, Egypt
Tamr Hena Museum
Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.
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Alexandria, Egypt
Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.
London, England
This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.
Agra, India
This small cafe aims to empower acid attack victims and stop violence against women in India.
Nanjing, China
With former lives as a bomb shelter and government parking lot, this shop is one of China’s most extraordinary locales for book-lovers.
Louisville, Kentucky
Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.
Seattle, Washington
A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.
Sequim, Washington
Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.
Amman, Jordan
This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.
Matera, Italy
Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.
Bogotá, Colombia
A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."
Cusco, Peru
This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.
Wadi Rum Village, Jordan
Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.
Stockholm, Sweden
Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.
Tambon Mueang Kao, Thailand
An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.
Taungbi, Myanmar
Amazingly, this centuries-old wooden monastery is still standing today.
Cairo, Egypt
Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.
Al Madam, United Arab Emirates
An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.
Hachioji, Japan
This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.
Boge, Sweden
A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.
Quartzsite, Arizona
The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.
Aguascalientes, Mexico
A formerly derelict railway workshop is home to a new world-class contemporary art museum in Central Mexico.