Kuldīga, Latvia
The Venta Rapid
The widest waterfall in Europe is a natural wonder and one of the only places where fish are caught in the air.
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Kuldīga, Latvia
The widest waterfall in Europe is a natural wonder and one of the only places where fish are caught in the air.
Batumi, Georgia
The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.
Quedlinburg, Germany
The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.
Panajachel, Guatemala
A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.
Porto, Portugal
This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.
Kingsbridge, England
Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.
Alexandria, Scotland
A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.
Nagoa Ash Shatb, Egypt
One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt
Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Dandarah, Egypt
Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.
Qesm Al Wahat Ad Dakhlah, Egypt
Even King Tut was intrigued by the glass of the Great Sand Sea.
Nubia, Egypt
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Alexandria, Egypt
An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.
Saint-Rivoal, France
An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.
Tokyo, Japan
A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.
Osaka, Japan
A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.
Kuwana-shi, Japan
These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.
Nikko, Japan
A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.
San Francisco, California
With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.
Bodo, Norway
World's strongest whirlpool.
Pushkin, Russia
An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.
Mantua, Italy
A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.
Vrbice, Czechia
A mesmerizing landscape of 18th-century cellars carved out of the land.
Camelford, England
A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.