Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.
Amman, Jordan
One man's labor of love, Amman's oldest home has become a time capsule with its doors permanently open to artists and guests.
Madaba, Jordan
The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.
Jeju-si, South Korea
South Korea's only sex-themed park.
Singapore
"Would you like your sangria in an IV bag, or straight-up?"
Hong Kong
Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.
Caleu Caleu Department, Argentina
The clients of these mysterious hand-crafted funeral cars took their last ride in style.
Duiwelskloof, South Africa
A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.
Maputo, Mozambique
From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.
Madagascar
This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.
Cape Coast, Ghana
Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."
Los Angeles, California
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
San Francisco, California
Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.
Perry, Florida
The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.
Hibbing, Minnesota
An abandoned bus station transformed into a museum dedicated to the history of Greyhound Lines, in the place where it all began.
Stockholm, Sweden
A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.
Chicago, Illinois
Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.
Saint-Ouen, France
Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.
Sacramento, California
A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.
Nagoro, Japan
As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.
Munich, Germany
King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.
Ansbach, Germany
The "feral child" who appeared in Bavaria in the 19th century remains as much a mystery as his unsolved murder.
London, England
A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.