Väster, Sweden
Match Museum
One of the world’s only museums dedicated to the humble matchstick.
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Väster, Sweden
One of the world’s only museums dedicated to the humble matchstick.
London, England
A configuration of a trio of statues that depict a scene reflecting a time emblematic in the city’s rich history.
Savannah, Georgia
High seas history comes to life at this immersive museum with an on-site tavern.
Iquitos, Peru
In a past life this steamboat hauled rubber and passengers up and down the Amazon.
Luss, Scotland
An 11th-century Viking gravestone in a Victorian parish church graveyard.
Livadia, Greece
This sanctuary became synonymous with fear and terror in the ancient world.
Gibraltar
Many of the tombs contain victims of yellow fever epidemics.
Charleston, South Carolina
Spend a hour meandering, breathing, and learning along this lovely untouted path that connects historic gardens.
Brussels, Belgium
The original shop where the iconic Belgian praline was invented.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Visit the site where the original Krispy Kreme doughnut was made back in 1937.
Hakui, Japan
This “forbidden” sanctuary has managed to preserve a unique, ancient ecosystem.
Wickenburg, Arizona
Vulture Mine was Arizona’s most productive gold mine, and instrumental to the development of Phoenix.
Alajuela, Costa Rica
A park that allows you to get up close and personal with one of the world's largest open volcanic craters.
Barton-upon-Humber, England
The first building to be positively identified as Anglo-Saxon in origin.
Vincennes, Indiana
The Native American leader is commemorated by a sculpture by Peter Toth.
Nara, Japan
A traditional Nepalese window blends into the historic merchant district of Old Nara Town.
Hong Kong
A rare surviving cluster of 1950s tenement buildings were saved from demolition after featuring in an award-winning film.
Kyoto, Japan
The home of Mario and his friends
Teresina, Brazil
Hidden beneath a craft market, this underground cell preserves a physical space from Brazil’s military dictatorship.
Oslo, Norway
Charming small streets lined with well preserved wooden houses dating to the 18th and 19th century.
Barcelona, Spain
This bizarrely tree-like red skyscraper is one of the newer additions to Barcelona’s skyline.
Hong Kong
Ancient artifacts discovered during the construction of an underground railway station are now on display in its concourse.
Garching bei München, Germany
An enormous hand-carved and painted pole.
Corpus Christi, Texas
The oldest United States federal cemetery west of the Mississippi River.