Brussels, Belgium
‘Don Quixote and Sancho Panza’
A largely overlooked statue that may commemorate the first publication of 'Don Quixote' outside of Spain.
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Brussels, Belgium
A largely overlooked statue that may commemorate the first publication of 'Don Quixote' outside of Spain.
Orihuela, Spain
A working-class suburb has become an open-air art museum dedicated to a local poet and hero of the Spanish Civil War.
Ajijic, Mexico
The corner walls of a primary school showcase a Mexican version of memento mori.
Gyeongju, South Korea
From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.
Mexico City, Mexico
This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.
Whitewater, Wisconsin
A glacial erratic in the shape of a foot rests in the woods of a restored oak savanna prairie.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This family-owned diner has been slinging chili dogs since 1940.
Maywood, Illinois
A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.
Evanston, Illinois
Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.
Evanston, Illinois
The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.
Chicago, Illinois
An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.
Evanston, Illinois
Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.
Hillsboro, West Virginia
West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.
Ewing, Virginia
Erosion has transformed this sandstone boulder into a massive dune-filled cavern.
Pomona, Illinois
A natural sandstone bridge nestled within a mature forest in southern Illinois.
Stockholm, Sweden
A golden egg-shaped sauna in the Arctic tundra.
Wendover, Utah
A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.
Genoa, Italy
Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
This charming stone church on the shore of Lake Tekapo is an icon in astrophotography.
Montcada i Reixac, Spain
Remote ruins of a 2,400-year-old Iberian settlement.
Valencia, Spain
This sculpture in Valencia features 22,000 tiny, obsidian blue figures that pay homage to the Lady of Elche.
Granada, Spain
A centuries-old house, once part of the wall of Granada, sports musket barrels from the battlements which allude to its original owner.
Marinaleda, Spain
A micro-communist utopia in Spain with no police, no mortgages and full employment.