Bern, Switzerland
The Child Eater of Bern
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
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Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Èze, France
This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.
Tende, France
Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.
Cataño, Puerto Rico
A former pyramid-shaped library with colorful murals lies just across the bay from Old San Juan.
Runaway Bay, Jamaica
The subtle interplay of fire and water is hard to ignore at this remote Jamaican spring.
Sosúa, Dominican Republic
An eccentric German artist built this weird and wondrous castle packed with shocking sculptures and alien art.
Barbados
This popular tourist cave was ignored for almost 200 years before being mined into an attraction.
Bahamas
One of the deepest blue holes in the world.
Grainau, Germany
A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Monacnappa, Ireland
Horse cemetery on the grounds of Blarney Castle.
Kerry, Ireland
Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Pisa, Italy
The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This futuristic building is yet another architectural wonder in Dubai.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.
Alcantarilha, Portugal
This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.
Évora, Portugal
"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.
Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
When North America was covered in ice, this was an oasis in the frozen desert.