Paris, France
Musée du quai Branly (Quai Branly Museum)
This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.
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Paris, France
This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.
Xalapa, Mexico
The largest collection of artifacts from the Olmec civilization, the mother culture of Mesoamerica.
Ishkoshim, Tajikistan
This ancient Silk Road outpost overlooking the Wakhan Valley is miraculously still standing.
Brun, Pakistan
The rich cultural heritage of the Kalasha people is on display in this state-of-the-art museum.
Pachena Beach, British Columbia
The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."
Port Renfrew, British Columbia
Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.
Hanö, Sweden
According to local lore, a flying dragon was blinded by a lighthouse and crashed, leaving a permanent mark on this island rock.
Rimini, Italy
The oldest civic library in Italy can trace its foundation back to 1619.
Dubuque, Iowa
This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.
Egina, Greece
This pink watchtower served as the seat of the Greek government after independence from the Turks.
Athens, Greece
This lesser-visited World Heritage site in Athens boasts an impressive ensemble of medieval gold mosaics.
West Stow, England
This meticulously reconstructed early medieval settlement offers an immersive experience of daily life in an Anglo-Saxon community.
Carnation, Washington
This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.
Seattle, Washington
Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.
Rimini, Italy
Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.
Rostushe, North Macedonia
St. John the Baptist's forearm is housed in this remote 11th-century monastery.
Zutphen, Netherlands
Unchanged for centuries, this medieval library keeps its books in chains.
Bari, Italy
A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Barcelona, Spain
A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.
Naples, Italy
Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?
Kodaira, Japan
Home to a garden of poisonous plants and the only legal cannabis and opium farms in Tokyo.
Hiratsuka, Japan
The burial site of 16 men’s hair buns, which were lopped off in place of their heads.
Riga, Latvia
The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.