Porto, Portugal
Carmo and Carmelitas Churches
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
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Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
New Paltz, New York
The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.
Kerhonkson, New York
"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.
Alexandria, Virginia
This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Oxon Hill, Maryland
The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Former host to the World Elephant Polo Championships.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.
Mombasa, Kenya
This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.
New Orleans, Louisiana
After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.
Alexandria, Virginia
The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.
Mae Klong, Thailand
Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.
Paro, Bhutan
This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.
Punakha, Bhutan
This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."
Dochula, Bhutan
The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.
Thimphu, Bhutan
This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.
Nairobi, Kenya
Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.
Lamu, Kenya
Kenya’s oldest town is more than 700 years old and home to 6,000 donkeys.
Paro, Bhutan
The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.
Brussels, Belgium
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
New York, New York
A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.
Washington, D.C.
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.