Los Angeles, California
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."
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Los Angeles, California
"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."
Sunnyvale, California
An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.
Seattle, Washington
Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.
Hutchinson, Kansas
The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.
Chicago, Illinois
Where dioramas can follow you home.
Providence, Rhode Island
An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Brussels, Belgium
The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.
Yokohama, Japan
Unchanged for decades, World War II-era bullet holes and nostalgic ghost signs still haunt this desolate train station.
Houyet, Belgium
The private train station King Leopold II built for the Belgian royal family now lies abandoned.
Kazichene, Bulgaria
The Bulgarian royal family exclusively used this ornate, now-abandoned train station.
Subaytilah, Tunisia
A superb Paleo-Christian baptismal pool is preserved among the ruins of ancient Sufetula.
Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania
Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.
Kusini, Tanzania
This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.
Oranjestad, Caribbean Netherlands
On one of the tiniest islands in the Caribbean lies a nearly 300-year-old syangogue.
Khasab, Oman
Take the most scenic fjord landscape in Norway and add dramatic red cliffs, warm clear water, and playful dolphins.
Hormuz, Iran
The colorful soil of Iran’s "Rainbow Island" attracts artists and nature lovers.
Oman
This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.
Habib, Oman
An abandoned mountain village in Habib surrounded by walnut, apricot, and pomegranate trees.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Billed as the "largest natural flower garden in the world" this Middle Eastern show field has little competition at 45 million flowers.
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
The cluster of igloo-like domes forms the remains of an ancient burial ground.
Paphos, Cyprus
An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.
Paphos, Cyprus
The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.
Stroumpi, Cyprus
The site of a prison camp where Cypriot resistance fighters were held in the 1950s.
Peyia, Cyprus
While most shipwrecks are submerged, this ship in Cyprus ran ashore.