Lisbon, Portugal
Pavilhão Chinês
Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.
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Lisbon, Portugal
Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.
Lisbon, Portugal
Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Washington, D.C.
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Baltimore, Maryland
A model home in the Medical Examiner's Office in which grisly death scenes are staged to train forensic investigators.
Baltimore, Maryland
George Washington's dentures and Queen Victoria's dental instruments are in the nation’s official museum of the dental profession.
Berlin, Germany
Fall down the rabbit hole into a surreal journey of human consciousness "from ass to soul."
Parnamirim, Brazil
You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.
Taunggyi, Myanmar
A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.
East Molesey, England
The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.
Inyo County, California
Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.
Tokyo, Japan
The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.
London, England
Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.
San Francisco, California
A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
San Francisco, California
Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
Tulare, California
A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.
Punakaiki, New Zealand
This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.
Joshua Tree, California
Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."
Rome, Italy
Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.
Vatican City
If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.
Rome, Italy
Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.
Rome, Italy
A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.
Miami Beach, Florida
Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.
Madagascar
This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.