Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Rock City
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
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Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Shendi, Sudan
These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.
Millinocket, Maine
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Laconia, New Hampshire
The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.
Havana, Cuba
A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.
Milanovac, Serbia
Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.
Golubac, Serbia
This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.
Sydney, Australia
Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.
Taipei, Taiwan
Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.
Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Tagish, Yukon
The picturesque remains of an abandoned silver mine slope down to Tagish Lake in the Yukon.
Castlewellan, Northern Ireland
A peace symbol in Northern Ireland is among the world's largest hedge mazes.
Manaus, Brazil
A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Vienna, Austria
This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.
Vienna, Austria
A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.
Vienna, Austria
Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.
Stockholm, Sweden
Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.
Pohang, South Korea
To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.
Venice, Italy
A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.
Rome, Italy
This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."