La Paz, Bolivia
La Paz Cebritas
A black and white solution to the Bolivian city's traffic problems.
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La Paz, Bolivia
A black and white solution to the Bolivian city's traffic problems.
Tartu, Estonia
A historic scientific breakthrough that crosses nine borders.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
Baltasound, Scotland
This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
Alofi, Niue
A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
New York's oldest magic store.
Washington, D.C.
This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
Washington, D.C.
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
Washington, D.C.
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Washington, D.C.
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Nice, France
The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.
Vågsøy, Norway
Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.
Paris, France
Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.
Paris, France
Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.
Paris, France
A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.