Amsterdam, Netherlands
Micropia
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
Tiraspol, Moldova
A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
Prague, Czechia
The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.
Podgarić, Croatia
This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
London, England
Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
London, England
Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.
London, England
A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
Hamelin Pool, Australia
Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.
Wellington Mill, Australia
Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.
Cervantes, Australia
Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.
Marble Bar, Australia
Microscopic fossils suggest Australia may be the birthplace of sulphur-based life forms.