Bilbao, Spain
Jeff Koons' Puppy
Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.
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Bilbao, Spain
Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Madrid, Spain
Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Kyiv, Ukraine
An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.
Magelang, Indonesia
Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.
Singapore
Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.
Istanbul, Turkey
Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.
Ettal, Germany
A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Slampe, Latvia
Spend the night in 1920s Latvia in this historic recreation and movie set.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Kampot Province, Cambodia
A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Kampong Thom, Cambodia
This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The opulent car collection of an eccentric Sheikh housed in his own private pyramid.