La Chapelle-au-Mans, France
Saint-Thibault Chapel
The hidden chapel that keeps getting forgotten over the centuries
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
La Chapelle-au-Mans, France
The hidden chapel that keeps getting forgotten over the centuries
Halifax, Nova Scotia
A quirky waterfront art installation transforms ordinary lampposts into drunken characters, humorously depicting the rowdy behaviour associated with Halifax’s nightlife.
Tōno City, Japan
A thousand figurines of Oshira-sama, a horse-loving goddess of silk, await wish-making worshippers.
West Wendover, Nevada
A large wave-cut arch in limestone, carved by Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, is perched atop a ridge.
Seogwipo, South Korea
The history of the plush toy and South Korea collected under one roof.
Englishtown, Nova Scotia
The final resting place of Angus MacAskill, the legendary Cape Breton Giant, who stood 7 feet 9 inches tall and was recognized as the world's tallest non-pathological giant.
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
A red-brick former uranium-ore sorting facility, located within a communist-era forced-labour camp.
Amersfoort, Netherlands
An entire street built on the foundation of the first wall of Amersfoort. It has 61 national heritage sites in the street itself.
Victoria, Malta
More than fifty centuries-old religious shrines hide in the walls and above the doorways of Gozo’s capital, and most visitors walk straight past them.
Beek-Ubbergen, Netherlands
Open-air museum of eleven landscapes (ten Dutch ones plus a British one) in miniature.
London, England
Tucked away amongst Leadenhall Market’s cobbled passageways is a whimsical little (literally) attraction.
Tangier, Morocco
Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.
Kleitoria, Greece
This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’ immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.
Astara, Azerbaijan
Spring that emits water and fire at the same time is said to have remedial properties, and sparked its own religion.
Baku, Azerbaijan
Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.
Turkey
Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.
Franklin, Pennsylvania
St. John's Episcopal Church is one of seven remaining churches with a complete collection of Tiffany Windows.
Luarca, Spain
This museum, which had to relocate in 2014 after being devastated by a storm at sea, houses the best collection of cephalopods in Asturias.
Mumbai, India
A grand old heritage arch stands near the entrance of a hospital.
A Coruña, Spain
Seeing her husband shot, she took up his banner and rallied the troops to attack repulsing the enemy with the cry, "Those with honor, follow me!"
An Nhon Bac, Vietnam
Perched atop a lonely 76-meter hill overlooking the plains, this 12th-century Cham sanctuary was historically dubbed the Golden Tower by French scholars due to the warm, glowing hue of its ancient bricks.
De Pere, Wisconsin
Curated by a 93-year-old retired Marine veteran.
Shimonoseki, Japan
One of the world’s few undersea pedestrian tunnels connects Honshu and Kyushu islands.
Budapest, Hungary
When the water level in the Danube in central Budapest is low enough, there is a secret site telling the history of one of the most iconic bridges of the city.