Huế, Vietnam
Hổ Quyền (Tiger Arena)
Perhaps the only one of its kind, the nearly-forgotten site once held mortal (and rigged) gladiatorial games between tigers and imperial war elephants.
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Huế, Vietnam
Perhaps the only one of its kind, the nearly-forgotten site once held mortal (and rigged) gladiatorial games between tigers and imperial war elephants.
Belgrade, Serbia
Two buildings named after their windows that make it look like a sea of television sets plastered to a wall.
Alcorcón, Spain
An open-air sculpture museum in a park in Alcorcón.
Millett, Nevada
A difficult trail leads to interesting ruins in a remote canyon in the Toiyabe Range.
Conca dei Marini, Italy
A limestone grotto where daylight filters in from below and turns the water a beautiful turquoise. Also home to a small underwater nativity scene.
Glasgow, Scotland
The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.
Rockford, Illinois
Walk along the intricate path of this stone labyrinth and gardens.
Paris, France
A gruesome combat between a hunter and a furious momma bear.
Kruszyniany, Poland
This wooden mosque is one of the few remnants of medieval Poland's Muslim Tatar community in this deeply Catholic country.
Ottawa, Ontario
A rare venue to buy specialty maps.
Nashville, Tennessee
Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”
Nashville, Tennessee
House a green chile pork Crunchwrap swaddled in hot, fresh tortillas.
Ramat Hovav, Israel
One of the largest statues in Israel was erected to protest pollution.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Soviet General Zhukov’s former home is a quiet spot amid the heavy traffic of Ulaanbaatar.
Tokyo, Japan
A lonely chimpanzee lures you into a narrow alley leading to this hidden shrine.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Ancient site of Mongolian Shamanism located near a road leading out of Ulaanbaatar.
Cheverie, Nova Scotia
Experience the magic (and science) of a camera with this giant structure that allows you to enter inside the camera.
Pune, India
A hilltop stone monument commemorating the establishment of a historic social welfare organization.
Key West, Florida
Recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, the garden opened in September 1997 to celebrate the men and women who have had the greatest impact on Key West.
North, Arkansas
The warmest cave in the Ozarks features two seemingly bottomless lakes.
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.
Corrie, Scotland
A doctor had this large tub carved into rocks to facilitate easier seawater bathing.
Grand Isle, Vermont
Restoring faith in humanity one pie at a time by selling stellar baked goods on an honor system.
Aliki, Greece
This old museum contains dozens of detailed miniature ships and buildings.