White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Congressional Fallout Shelter at the Greenbrier Resort
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Cameron, West Virginia
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
Beauvoir, France
Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.
Lille, France
An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.
Paris, France
A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France
France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.
Lyon, France
Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.
Paris, France
Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.
Paris, France
Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.
Paris, France
A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.
Wellington, New Zealand
Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.
Okains Bay, New Zealand
One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.
Oamaru, New Zealand
The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.
Matamata, New Zealand
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Athens, Greece
The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Rome, Italy
This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.
Sydney, Australia
An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.
Melbourne, Australia
The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
St. Augustine, Florida
Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.