Hay-on-Wye, Wales
The Kingdom of Books
In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Hay-on-Wye, Wales
In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.
Harrislee, Germany
These hilariously laughing bronze figures lampoon empty promises while encouraging civic engagement.
Kilcolgan, Ireland
For more than two centuries, this family-run establishment has been serving up some of Ireland's best oysters.
Manchester, England
This bronze sculpture represents the helpless, hapless, and the damned who have passed through Piccadilly station since it opened in 1842
Bratislava, Slovakia
A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Brass plaques embedded in pavement preserve the memories of those who lost their lives at the hands of Nazis during World War II.
Vienna, Austria
Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.
Bath, England
This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."
Melbourne, Australia
The Collingwood production facility for a department store that was among the largest and earliest in Australia.
Melbourne, Australia
Commemorating the 19th-century labor movement in Australia.
Belgrade, Serbia
This ice cream parlor serves scoops of flavors like rakia, medlar, and poppy seed.
Alicante, Spain
Down this yellow brick road, visitors are treated to toadstool houses and massive mushroom sculptures.
Cádiz, Spain
An otherworldly art experience.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Munich, Germany
This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.
Birmingham, England
A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.
Tokyo, Japan
A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.
London, England
These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.
Budapest, Hungary
Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.
Buckfastleigh, England
This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.
Rawtenstall, England
The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.
Longyearbyen, Norway
The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.
Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
Sheffield, England
Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.