Nice, France
La Tete Carrée Library
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
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Nice, France
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
Montignac, France
Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."
Peaugres, France
One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.
Paris, France
The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.
Paris, France
Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.
Paris, France
Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.
Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Oradour-sur-Glane, France
This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.
Hauterives, France
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Quepos, Costa Rica
The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.
Costa Rica
These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Cahuita, Costa Rica
Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.
Zarcero, Costa Rica
This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.
Costa Rica
This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.
Johannesburg, South Africa
One of the tallest buildings in Africa provides a great view of Johannesburg's unique geography.
Ilanga, South Africa
Environmentally crucial raptors like eagles and vultures are kept and protected in this massive sanctuary.
Cape Town, South Africa
A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.
Sun City, South Africa
A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.
Bathurst, South Africa
The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.
Mogale, South Africa
Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.
Kimberley, South Africa
Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.
Johannesburg, South Africa
A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.
Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Largest cave system in Africa.
Johannesburg, South Africa
The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.