Melbourne, Australia
Gog and Magog
These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.
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Melbourne, Australia
These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.
Berriedale, Australia
This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.
Aarhus, Denmark
This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.
Aarhus, Denmark
At these downtown crossings, pedestrian lights show axe-wielding Vikings instead of the usual walking figures.
Montreal, Québec
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Montreal, Québec
Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.
Manchester, England
19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Bangkok, Thailand
This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.
Bangkok, Thailand
Sidle up for this Chinatown watering hole for Thai moonshine accompanied by traditional live tunes.
Bangkok, Thailand
Isaan street food staples are in spectacular form at this no-frills institution.
Bangkok, Thailand
While it might look like an ordinary chain, this is the shop that turned Thai iced tea into a global phenomenon.
Bangkok, Thailand
A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
Stanley, Hong Kong
Originally located in the business district, this former barracks building was dismantled and rebuilt on Hong Kong Island's south side