Lübben, Germany
Spreewald
Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.
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Lübben, Germany
Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.
Lemgo, Germany
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Auerstedt, Germany
Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.
Amberg, Germany
This extremely narrow tenement boasts a maximum occupancy of just two.
Aberystwyth, Wales
The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.
Imlil, Morocco
A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.
Karuizawa, Japan
Children's literature inside, forest all around.
Kesennuma, Japan
450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.
Paris, France
An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
Harbin, China
One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.
Lhasa, Tibet
Described as "the world's most blinging pool."
Toomsuba, Mississippi
This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.
Topanga, California
An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
Los Angeles, California
This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.
Panguipulli, Chile
This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.
Hong Kong
A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.
Seattle, Washington
Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.
Seattle, Washington
This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.
London, England
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
Greenville, Illinois
Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.
Savannah, Georgia
The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.