San Francisco, California
St. Francis of the Guns
This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.
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San Francisco, California
This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.
Aulendorf, Germany
Two elaborately decorated "catacomb saints" are displayed on either side of the altar in a small church in Germany.
Trafaria, Portugal
Taste the precursor of peri-peri chicken at this restaurant just outside of Lisbon.
Leuven, Belgium
This unassuming stone bollard is a centuries-old marker denoting the center of the city.
Sal, Cabo Verde
An incredibly salty lake inside the crater of an extinct volcano.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.
Chigasaki, Japan
An old woman cured cholera in the 1820s and now her grave is said to be the city’s most cursed object.
Porto, Portugal
Dine on Porto-style tripe at a restaurant run by the head of a gastronomic brotherhood dedicated to uplifting this humble dish.
Matosinhos, Portugal
Sample some of Iberia’s best tinned fish at this century-old cannery just north of Porto.
Ciutadella, Spain
These ancient burial caves carved into the cliffs offer a glimpse into prehistoric funeral practices and Menorca's early inhabitants.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.
Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
This 3,000-year-old “opium black fortress” towers over the ancient town named after it.
New York, New York
An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.
Steyl, Netherlands
This massive collection of taxidermy is full of specimens collected by missionaries during their international travels.
Antwerpen, Belgium
A curious stone in a public square commemorates the victims of witch-burning.
Cologny, Switzerland
Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.
Mexico City, Mexico
Works from the golden age of Mexican muralism can be found inside a typical city market.
Grapevine, Texas
Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.
Bale, Croatia
A strategically positioned fortress that protected the Fazana channel has found new life as a place for theater.
Badrshein, Egypt
The oldest tourist graffiti in the world helped archaeologists identify the Pyramid of Djoser.
London, England
Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.
Reykjavik, Iceland
The history of Reykjavik told through a historical village and live actors.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A boat slowly sinking into the Essex mud flats bearing the names of the disappeared that haunt the Thames Estuary.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.