Syracuse, Italy
Ear of Dionysius
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
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Syracuse, Italy
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
Caltagirone, Italy
142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.
Ironbridge, England
This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.
Clovelly, England
Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Osmington, England
Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.
Swanage, England
65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.
London, England
Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.
London, England
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.
Jacksonville, Florida
Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.
Puebla, Mexico
Hidden inside a hotel is a museum of miniature models depicting the traditions and history of Mexico.
Puebla, Mexico
The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."
Puebla, Mexico
This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.
San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico
Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.
Mexico City, Mexico
This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.
Mexico City, Mexico
A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.
Mexico City, Mexico
Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.