Funchal, Portugal
Madeira Botanical Garden
A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.
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Funchal, Portugal
A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.
Funchal, Portugal
A shrine-like museum entirely dedicated to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
Funchal, Portugal
A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Dolomites, Italy
A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.
Volterra, Italy
This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Dresden, Germany
An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Banff, Alberta
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
Taunggyi, Myanmar
A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.
Taunggyi, Myanmar
A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.
Mandalay, Myanmar
The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.
Kyaukse, Myanmar
These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.
Nyaung-U, Myanmar
Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.
Trân Châu, Vietnam
This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.
Daraga, Philippines
This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.
Philippines
An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.
Hiroshima, Japan
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Tokyo, Japan
This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.