Florence, Italy
Gipsoteca Bartolini
A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.
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Florence, Italy
A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Drogheda, Ireland
This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.
Essaouira, Morocco
Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.
Thira, Greece
A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.
Marrakesh, Morocco
One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
Merzouga, Morocco
God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.
Province de Tinghir, Morocco
One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.
Ouzoud, Morocco
One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.
Meknes, Morocco
Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.
Fez, Morocco
The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Big Sur, California
This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Richmond, California
Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."
Berkeley, California
A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.
Albany, California
An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."
Berkeley, California
The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.