Porto, Portugal
Livraria Lello
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
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Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Vincennes, Indiana
The museum displays the life work of the great clown spanning a career of 70 years in movies, television, radio and his paintings.
Keszthely, Hungary
For many people the Hungarian Parliament building is a must-see stop on any visit to the capital but there is an equally stunning replica hidden in a basement.
Budapest, Hungary
This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Panjin Shi, China
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Koblenz, Germany
Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.
Trassenheide, Germany
The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.
Szymbark, Poland
Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.
Black Range, Australia
This ancient rock shelter features cave art and is one of the most culturally important sites in the country.
Dadswells Bridge, Australia
Popular tourist destination now stands as a memorial to Sam the koala.
Zalipie, Poland
This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.
Kielce, Poland
A large boar commemorates the city's founding and the origin of its name.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.
Baghdad, Iraq
A surreal monument depicting a five-armed giant supporting a toppling cylinder seal.
Zillah, Washington
Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.
Kolomyya, Ukraine
Welcome to the world's only museum dedicated to the Ukranian Easter egg.
Upton, New York
Starting in 1961, Brookhaven National Labs regularly irradiated a section of forest with a canister of Cesium-137 to study the effects of hard gamma radiation on an ecosystem.
Soweto, South Africa
Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.
Shoreham, New York
The first commercial nuclear power plant constructed on Long Island.
Ridge, New York
The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.
Žagarė, Lithuania
What almost started out as a spite house became an eccentric's found object masterpiece.
Flanders, New York
A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.