Luxor, Egypt
Deir el-Medina
The ancient village known as Set Maat, or the 'Place of Truth,' located on this site served as a hub for intellectual and artistic endeavors.
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Luxor, Egypt
The ancient village known as Set Maat, or the 'Place of Truth,' located on this site served as a hub for intellectual and artistic endeavors.
Ibsheway, Egypt
Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.
Badrshein, Egypt
In 2400 BC, two male hairstylists decided to spend eternity together. But maybe they were just friends?
Toronto, Ontario
This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.
Toronto, Ontario
The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.
Toronto, Ontario
A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.
Toronto, Ontario
One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.
Zurich, Switzerland
This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.
Zurich, Switzerland
One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.
Zurich, Switzerland
A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland
150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.
Cologny, Switzerland
Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.
Bern, Switzerland
This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Bern, Switzerland
Dining in this grain cellar feels like stepping onto a fantasy film set.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.
Carthage, Missouri
When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.
Mexico City, Mexico
Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.