Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.