Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Royal Avenue
A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown is now home to one of Canada’s largest contemporary art collections.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver's only resting place for the city's deceased.
Vancouver, British Columbia
At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.
Washington, D.C.
You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.
Washington, D.C.
This small museum is dedicated to telling the 4,000-year story of Palestinian history, culture, and resistance.
Washington, D.C.
The first museum in the U.S. to address human rights issues in China.
Washington, D.C.
The former home of elite checkers battles of the Capital Pool Checkers Club.
Washington, D.C.
A portal into the bricked up canal that runs through the heart of Washington D.C.
Washington, D.C.
The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.
Washington, D.C.
This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.
Washington, D.C.
A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.
Koytendag, Turkmenistan
A cave covered with bizarre stalactites of cloth.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
This harsh mountain path was built as a strange attempt to improve the health of Turkmen citizens.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
An eccentric dictator's take on a Turkmen version of Disneyland.
Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.
Nokhur, Turkmenistan
A cemetery with goat-horn bedecked gravestones.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.
Merv, Turkmenistan
This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.