Antwerp, Belgium
Elfde Gebod
According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.
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Antwerp, Belgium
According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.
Liège, Belgium
This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.
Brussels, Belgium
One of the deepest indoor swimming pools in the world.
Balshoon, Syria
A 1,500-year-old ghost settlement is slowly fading away.
Šiatorská Bukovinka, Slovakia
Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A unique hotel for the artistic soul.
Barcelona, Spain
One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.
New Taipei City, Taiwan
A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.
Oslo, Norway
In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.
Stockholm, Sweden
Located in an old church, this brewery produces a different kind of holy water.
Lviv, Ukraine
Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.
Prypiat, Ukraine
One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.
Lviv, Ukraine
Get past the gatekeeper's apartment and enter an elaborate hoax of a restaurant with a Masonic feel.
Ventaquemada, Colombia
This small bridge serves as a symbol of South America's independence.
Cartagena, Colombia
An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.
Cartagena, Colombia
This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.
San Antonio del Tequendama, Colombia
This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.
Leiden, Netherlands
Graffiti covers the walls of a room where university students through the centuries have waited nervously to defend their theses.
Accra, Ghana
This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.
Bronx, New York
Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.
Rose Hill, North Carolina
This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.
Essen, Germany
Tucked away in a small German apartment is an eclectic museum devoted to West African vodun culture.
Poznań, Poland
An abandoned football stadium with a tragic past.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.