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Cabins for overnight guests.

Tanygrisiau, Wales

Deep Sleep

For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.

Inside Mothership at the Bar

San Diego, California

Mothership

Sip on supernatural cosmic cocktails at this spaceship themed speakeasy.

Abandoned village of Hallsands.

Hallsands, England

Ruins of Hallsands

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

Beer Advertising Museum

Breda, Netherlands

Beer Advertising Museum

Enjoy a pint surrounded by Europe’s largest collection of vintage beer advertisements.

Delmonico's Restaurant

New York, New York

Delmonico’s Restaurant

Perhaps the most storied New York City eatery, Delmonico’s reshaped American restaurants.

Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees

Tai Po, Hong Kong

Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

Cheng Po Cave

Hong Kong

Cheung Po Tsai Pirate Cave

Venture into the hideout of one of Hong Kong's legendary pirates.

Yarrangobilly Caves Thermal Pool

Yarrangobilly, Australia

Yarrangobilly Caves Thermal Pool

A naturally heated pool steaming in the wild heart of Kosciuszko National Park.

House Attack Bratislava

Bratislava, Slovakia

House Attack Bratislava

We're not in Kansas anymore: the Strabag headquarters has a playful upside-down addition.

The Anderton Boat Lift

Anderton, England

Anderton Boat Lift

The world’s oldest boat lift is also known in the United Kingdom as the "Cathedral of the Canals" and one of the "Seven Wonders of the Waterways."

Hay Castle shop in 2011

Hay-on-Wye, Wales

The Kingdom of Books

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

A front view of the statue from the opposite facing pavement

Ipswich, England

Alexander Obolensky Statue

A bronze and stone statue made to recognize the life and career of a Russian aristocrat turned English rugby player.

Front view of the statue

Ipswich, England

Bobby Robson Statue

A life-sized statue commemorating the former manager of Ipswich's football team.

Wu Chi Kai is estimated to be one of only seven masters left in the territory still handcrafting neon signs.

Hong Kong

Wu Chi Kai’s Neon Light Workshop

Only seven masters are keeping the tradition of Hong Kong’s vanishing neon signs alive.

Monadnock Building.

Chicago, Illinois

Monadnock Building

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

The entry portal

Cumbria, England

Sunkenkirk

One of the best-preserved, yet least visited stone circle sites in Cumbria.

Pico Cao Grande from a distance.

Caue, São Tomé and Príncipe

Pico Cao Grande

Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.

The remains of the entertainment hall and casino.

Elizabeth Bay, Namibia

Elizabeth Bay Ghost Town

The ruins of this mining boom town stand like skeletal reminders of the settlement's dark history.

Kolmanskop Ghost Town

Namibia

Kolmanskop Ghost Town

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

Welcome to The End.

Twentynine Palms, California

End of The World Sign

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

Although this braised tripe is of humble origins, it's given the royal treatment here.

Porto, Portugal

Líder

Dine on Porto-style tripe at a restaurant run by the head of a gastronomic brotherhood dedicated to uplifting this humble dish.

Santíssima Trindade Church

Lisbon, Portugal

Santíssima Trindade Church

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

Bay leaf, garlic, white wine, and possibly Sprite are key flavorings.

Lisbon, Portugal

As Bifanas do Afonso

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

Toboggan Ride from Monte to Funchal

Monte, Portugal

Toboggan Ride from Monte to Funchal

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

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