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Fuente de los Niños Miones in Guadalajara, Mexico
Framed by traditional black wrought ironwork, the Fuente de los Niños Miones delights passersby in Guadalajara's Historic Center, right in the Plaza Tapatía . This sculptural gem attracts curious travelers with its peculiar charm and a touch of urban cheekiness . Designed to celebrate the joy of…
Tarrafal Concentration Camp in Chão Bom, Cabo Verde
The camp opened in 1936, when the first group of about 150 prisoners arrived from Lisbon: communists, anarchists, trade unionists and sailors who had mutinied against Salazar's dictatorship. The location was chosen deliberately. It was isolated, hot, short on clean water and plagued by malaria…
Al Qasr Al Ghamedh (Al Qassimi Palace) in Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Sitting upon one of the hills in Ras Al Khaimah, Al Qasimi Palace, also known as Al Qasr Al Ghamedh (the Haunted Palace), is one of the UAE's most fascinating landmarks. Commissioned by the late Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Humaid Al Qasimi, construction began in 1975 and took years to complete. Although…
Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal in Agra, India
Standing along Agra’s Yamuna River Promenade, the giant 26-foot-tall Lord Laddu Gopal statue is hard to miss. Created by the Agra Municipal Corporation as part of its "Waste to Wonder" initiative, the sculpture was built using more than two tonnes of discarded iron and steel, turning scrap metal…
Giant MacAskill’s Grave in Englishtown, Nova Scotia
Tucked away in a small cemetery in the Cape Breton community of Englishtown lies the grave of Angus MacAskill, better known as the Giant MacAskill or the Cape Breton Giant, a man whose extraordinary height and strength brought him international fame during the 19th century. Born in 1825 on the Isle…
Kejimkujik Petroglyphs in Jakes Landing, Nova Scotia
Along the shores of Kejimkujik Lake in Nova Scotia, more than 500 petroglyphs are etched into the smooth slate bedrock of Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site. The Mi’kmaq have lived, hunted, and fished in the Kejimkujik area since time immemorial. Their enduring presence is…
Tà Má Stream in Vietnam
Hidden deep within the remote highlands of Vinh Thanh district, Ta Ma Stream offers an arresting departure from the sun-drenched beaches of the coast. Flowing with icy, crystal-clear water year-round, the stream carves its way through a primeval woodland guarded for generations by the indigenous Ba…
Gods House Tower in Southampton, England
GHT as we know it today was constructed over several hundred years and has held many different uses over that time. The oldest part of the building – originally known as God’s House Gate – was built in 1189 and named due to its proximity to the nearby God’s House Hospital. The original gate was…
Andrew Phung’s Favorite Calgary Spots
Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and all major podcast apps. Andrew Phung: My friend and I were in Calgary at the same time, and I was like, “Yo, let me take you out for dinner.” And I remember getting to his hotel, and he’s like, “How’d you get here so fast?” I’m like, “It’s…
The Living Museum in Queens, New York
Tucked inside a building on the grounds of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, the Living Museum is a collection of artists’ work that feels nothing like a conventional museum. Established in 1983, it is a working creative space where psychiatric patients can create paintings, sculptures…
Barryscourt Castle in Cork, Ireland
Barryscourt Castle is one of those places in Cork where the landscape can make history feel surprisingly close. Just outside Carrigtwohill, the castle sits quietly behind its walls, but its stones contain traces of medieval power, rebellion, domestic life and even fragments of writing that reach…
Gallery O on H Street in Washington, D.C.
From the outside, Gallery O on H looks like an unassuming row of Washington, D.C. houses. But behind their ordinary facades lies a series of interconnected galleries, courtyards, and unexpected spaces filled with an extraordinary collection of art, unusual objects, and pieces of forgotten history…
'Tombe de la Famille Nagelmackers' in Liège, Belgium
Angleur is a neighbourhood in the south of Liège. It is a one-hour-and-15-minute drive west of Brussels. The area itself is not particularly interesting; it is a residential neighbourhood located between Sart-Tilman Hill and the railway lines in the Ourthe Valley. However, visitors may be surprised…
Egiategia in Ciboure, France
Just off the coast of Saint Jean De Luz, near the breakwater that protects the bay from Atlantic swells, floats a cheerful yellow buoy unnoticed by most tourists and beach-goers at the popular resort town across the harbor. It's easy to miss, but it's the only above-water sign of something…
Miniature Landscapes in Beek-Ubbergen, Netherlands
If you like all things miniature, you simply have to go and visit the Miniature Landscape Museum in Beek-Ubbergen, close to Nijmegen. If you're incidentally also into badgers and into German expressionistic architecture, you're in for a treat! Or, if you don't have a lot of time to explore the…
The Street Shrines of Victoria in Victoria, Malta
Look up as you walk the old lanes of Victoria, Gozo's capital, and you'll start seeing them: small religious shrines — niċeċ in Maltese — set into house walls and above doorways. Some are elaborate stone niches holding carved saints under Baroque canopies; others are simple painted figures behind…
Muurhuizen (Wall Houses) in Amersfoort, Netherlands
If you want to feel a medieval vibe while walking only a few minutes from the city center? Take a stroll through the Muurhuizen street. This is unlike other places in the Netherlands, it's a really quiet street, almost without cars. Do keep in mind it's a residential place, and people still live…
The Red Tower of Death in Karlovy Vary, Czechia
The Red Tower of Death (Rudá věž smrti in Czech) acquired its name both from its exposed red-brick architecture and, more symbolically, as a reference to the communist regime and the blood of the political prisoners who perished there. The tower served as a central dry-sorting and crushing plant…
Tomba Dei Gigante S’Ena e Thimes in Dorgali, Italy
This huge and impressive Bronze Age tomb is about 5 minutes walk from the SP 38 road. There are directional arrows on the ground, consisting of stones arranged into arrow shapes, each of which is unique. The front face of the tomb is several very large stones placed upright, the central stone has…
Leadenhall Wunderkammer in London, England
Translated from German, Wunderkammer means “room of wonder”, and the tiny shops tucked inside No. 27¼ at Leadenhall Market certainly live up to the name. Hidden among the grand Victorian architecture and bustling passages of the market, this whimsical installation is a miniature world of its own…
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