Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha
The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.
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Tristan da Cunha
The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.
Paris, France
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
Ghent, Belgium
Learn about stars, weather patterns, or just enjoy the panoramic view of Ghent.
Brussels, Belgium
Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history.
Bassenge, Belgium
This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.
Ypres, Belgium
In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Ghent, Belgium
A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Leiden, Netherlands
This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.
The Hague, Netherlands
Rumored to have been frequented by Vincent van Gogh, it's the only remaining genever producer in the Hague.
Leiden, Netherlands
A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.
Leiden, Netherlands
A former plague hospital turned medical museum.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.
The Hague, Netherlands
Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.
Giethoorn, Netherlands
This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sail in for a ’dam good slice.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Washington, D.C.
A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Fairbanks, Alaska
A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.
Fairbanks, Alaska
One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.
Pacific Ocean
The world's largest aggregation of great white sharks is at a mysterious spot in the middle of the ocean.
Aleutians West, Alaska
The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.