Truro, England
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Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.
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Truro, England
Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.
Oranienburg, Germany
A crumbling bakery where forced laborers from the nearby concentration camp toiled to feed their fellow prisoners and Nazi soldiers.
Jerusalem, Israel
On holy holidays, Israel's second president used this room atop Mount Zion as a refuge to read the Torah.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
An unusual collection of self-made musical instruments and unique noises.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Rare documents, old instruments, and gruesome specimens showcase the history of military medicine.
Iceland
A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.
Berlin, Germany
One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.
Goslar, Germany
This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.
Tambon Kuet Chang, Thailand
Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.
TĹŤkamachi-shi, Japan
This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.
Melbourne, Australia
Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.
Warsaw, Poland
This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.
London, England
One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.
Chehalis, Washington
A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.
Kasama, Zambia
A stone memorial marks the spot where the fighting of World War I finally ceased—three days after the armistice was signed in Europe.
Paisley, Scotland
A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.
Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.
Howick, South Africa
A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.
Kharkhorin, Mongolia
History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.
Pueblo, Colorado
A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.
Saint-Cloud, France
The former global standard for the exact mass of one kilogram sits under lock and key outside Paris.
Hobart, Australia
Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.