Tajikistan
Longest Road Through No Man’s Land
The Pamir Highway between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan takes a mere hour driving through a stretch of No Man’s Land.
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Tajikistan
The Pamir Highway between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan takes a mere hour driving through a stretch of No Man’s Land.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Naples, Italy
This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.
Naples, Italy
San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.
Cardiff, Wales
A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.
Grainau, Germany
A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.
Ettal, Germany
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Pfronten, Germany
Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Schwangau, Germany
A unique bridge with an equally unique view.
Kaltenbach, Austria
Part ski resort, part modern art space, this lodge brings giant metal spiders and bloody doors to the Austrian Alps.
Wattens, Austria
Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
Salzburg, Austria
Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.
Tijuana, Mexico
The original home of the Caesar Salad.
Alajuela, Costa Rica
A park that allows you to get up close and personal with one of the world's largest open volcanic craters.
Wickenburg, Arizona
Vulture Mine was Arizona’s most productive gold mine, and instrumental to the development of Phoenix.
Paris, France
A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.
Hvolsvöllur, Iceland
Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
An artist's suburban abode looks like an architectural fever dream.
Paris, France
The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.
Bologna, Italy
The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
This art shopping center still boasts pieces of its past as a textile factory.