Chichen Itza, Mexico
Chichen Itza Chirp
Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
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Chichen Itza, Mexico
Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
Aguascalientes, Mexico
A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.
London, England
The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
London, England
A student driver's nightmare.
London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
Zurich, Switzerland
One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.
Ödeshög, Sweden
This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.
Laconia, Greece
This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.
Munich, Germany
These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.
Aigues-Mortes, France
This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.
Marseille, France
This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.
Zugarramurdi, Spain
A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.
Herľany, Slovakia
One of the few cold geysers in Europe, its eruptions are powered by carbon dioxide.
Červenica, Slovakia
This region of Slovakia boasts some of the most plentiful opal mines in the world.