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Built from one couple’s vast personal collection, this free museum showcases a century’s worth of state-sponsored agitprop.

This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

The smallest bar in Amsterdam has stayed in the family since 1798.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Named for the Yoruba word for Lagos, this craft brewery draws on European beer-making and West African palm wine-fermenting techniques.

Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.

Palestinian-style savory breads and fine patisserie are served with a generous side of hospitality.

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.

A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.

Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.

An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

A Portland legend tells of small green archers shooting random passersby with visionary arrows.

The twice-stolen hand of an alleged card cheat, with its final set of playing cards.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Step inside this medieval Orthodox gem and travel back to the 16th century.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A suburban housing complex with astonishing architectural features, locally nicknamed "the Camemberts."

A haunting collection of sunken wooden barges litters this Italian river bend.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.