Budapest, Hungary
Michael Jackson Memorial Tree
A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.
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Budapest, Hungary
A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.
Tác, Hungary
The remains of an entire Roman city can be explored in this interactive museum.
Budapest, Hungary
A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.
Budapest, Hungary
This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.
Hrabušice, Slovakia
Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.
Sárospatak, Hungary
One of Hungary's most influential places of learning is also home to one of the world's most beautiful libraries.
Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico
A tomb in the shape of a traditional Mexican hat and shawl for the father of modern rancheras.
Elka Park, New York
An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.
Juneau, Alaska
One toy collector's legacy of hundreds of unique items includes the most diverse display of northern indigenous dolls.
Juneau, Alaska
Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."
Ketchikan, Alaska
One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.
Wrangell, Alaska
Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.
Skagway, Alaska
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Iceland
A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
Rome, Italy
A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.
Rome, Italy
Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.
Rome, Italy
This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.
Rome, Italy
St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.
Mazatlán, Mexico
This restored opera house is named after a soprano known for tragic romance, exile, and a truly uncomfortable wedding.
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.
Santiago, Mexico
This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.
Rome, Italy
An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.