Venice, Italy
Libreria Acqua Alta
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
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Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Paris, France
Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Brooklyn, New York
A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
New York, New York
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
New York, New York
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
San Francisco, California
A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
Brooklyn, New York
Headquarters of the world's fourth largest Hasidic sect and the first of many "770s" around the world.
New York, New York
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
San Francisco, California
Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.
San Francisco, California
Half of a house.
New York, New York
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
Riga, Latvia
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Barcelona, Spain
Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.
Maqabil, Oman
Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.
Estella, Spain
A landscape decorated with enormous skull sculptures.
Alma, Arkansas
Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.
Flemington, New Jersey
One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.