Prague, Czechia
'Il Commendatore' ('Cloak of Conscience')
This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Prague, Czechia
This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.
Madrid, New Mexico
Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.
Queens, New York
A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.
Stockholm, Sweden
Absolutely no saxophones in the library.
Iceland
Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.
Toronto, Ontario
This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.
United States / Canada
The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Gmunden, Austria
These are probably the most beautifully crafted toilets you've ever seen.
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Netherlands
A large measuring stick marks the lowest point of a country that is partially under sea level.
Schenectady, New York
This elaborate High Victorian Gothic structure is one of the world's few 16-sided buildings.
Ashland, Massachusetts
Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.
Naucalpan, Mexico
An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.
Paris, France
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
Marlborough, Connecticut
This roadside wonder is as mysterious as it is beloved.
Ruokolahti, Finland
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
Hay-on-Wye, Wales
In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.
Kolkata, India
An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.
Vallejo, California
The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.
Vallejo, California
The oldest Naval chapel in the United States is home to an incredible collection of Tiffany stained-glass windows.
Woolsey, Nevada
A surviving concrete arrow from a 1920s navigational network is preserved right off a modern freeway.
Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.