Brussels, Belgium
Cook & Book
A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.
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Brussels, Belgium
A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.
Rome, Italy
The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.
Rome, Italy
Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.
Prague, Czechia
Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.
Liège, Belgium
This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.
Raeren, Belgium
This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.
Lüneburg, Germany
This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.
Oberhausen, Germany
An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.
Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany
A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.
Grünwald, Germany
This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Risoul, France
Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.
Saint-Étienne, France
An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.
Théoule-sur-Mer, France
One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.
Tarrenz, Austria
Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Önneköp, Sweden
This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."
Malmö, Sweden
Swedish mice can dine at the Nuts of Life restaurant or take a date to the amousement park.
Bangkok, Thailand
Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.
Moscow, Russia
Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.
Moscow, Russia
Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.
Brooklyn, New York
Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.