Marrakesh, Morocco
New Town Tree Sculptures
Numerous impressive carvings are embedded in the trees lining this street in Marrakech.
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Marrakesh, Morocco
Numerous impressive carvings are embedded in the trees lining this street in Marrakech.
Marrakesh, Morocco
The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.
Lima, Peru
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
Each of these hand-painted wooden boxes, which date to between the 16th and 19th centuries, contains a genuine human skull.
Paris, France
This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.
Rouen, France
Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.
Cornimont, France
This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.
Marseille, France
This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.
Paris, France
Dedicated to the history and culture of smoking, this small museum now includes a vape lounge.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon, France
A unique museum tells the story of the day-to-day life of World War I soldiers.
Lille, France
An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.
Paris, France
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Prague, Czechia
Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.
Prague, Czechia
This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.
Victor, Colorado
A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.
Prague, Czechia
An Orwellian sculpture with eyeball cameras watches passersby.
Prague, Czechia
An old asylum graveyard that's been abandoned for half a century attracts those seeking a dark thrill.
Prague, Czechia
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.