San Francisco, California
Vermont Street
Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”
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San Francisco, California
Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”
Sendai, Japan
Established in 1950, this humble burger joint is the oldest surviving one in Japan.
St. Louis, Missouri
This replica of a Sarajevo fountain stands at the heart of the world’s largest Bosnian diaspora community.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The smallest bar in Amsterdam has stayed in the family since 1798.
Mexico City, Mexico
This avian-shaped stone that once held the hearts of Aztec human sacrifices now lies at the feet of Christ inside a Catholic church.
Brussels, Belgium
Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.
Paris, France
French sculptor Paul Moreau-Vauthier transformed the site of a 19th-century massacre into a haunting memorial.
Baku, Azerbaijan
Look up as you explore Baku’s old town to find a monument to the local feline population.
Minamiuonuma, Japan
Take a lick of the legendary homemade miso paste that protected this Buddhist temple’s scrolls from a fire centuries ago.
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
A seismograph and a bunker from the Cold War still sit under this university building.
Odate, Japan
An Akita-themed facility modeled after the old Shibuya Station, erected in honor of Hachiko, a famously loyal dog.
Riga, Latvia
Latvia’s first skyscraper, nicknamed ‘Stalin’s birthday cake.’
Lleida, Spain
This Medieval tannery was accidentally discovered in 2002.
Middelkerke, Belgium
A tilted water tank turned tourist attraction.
Hanover, Germany
This feat of German engineering is one of the only elevators in the world following a curved path.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
This enormous fiberglass cow near Death Valley National Park once graced a casino roof in Las Vegas.
Hat Creek, California
The first radio telescope dedicated to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
Pepel, Sierra Leone
A community heritage center on an overlooked island in the Sierra Leone River estuary.
Bamberg, Germany
This brass doorknob is a nod to a local literary figure.
Danbury, Connecticut
Star-spangled and 38 feet tall.
County Donegal, Ireland
Ireland’s northernmost pub.
Králíky, Czechia
Witness to Nazi occupation, this bunker has managed to soldier on to this day.
Mauritius
Proof of ancient aliens, or simply a creative way for farm laborers to clear their fields?