Discover National Teapot Show in Creedmoor, North Carolina: Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.
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The Chestnuts
Discover The Chestnuts in Guildford, England: The author of Alice in Wonderland spent his final years at this whimsical Victorian home.
Kitsilano Pool
Discover Kitsilano Pool in Vancouver, British Columbia: This scenic waterfront swimming pool is the longest salt water pool in North America.
Grave of Alexander Csoma de Kőrös
Discover Grave of Alexander Csoma de Kőrös in Darjeeling, India: The Hungarian linguistics expert who wrote the first Tibetan–English dictionary was laid to rest in a remote Indian cemetery.
Royal Mint Jáchymov Museum
Discover Royal Mint Jáchymov Museum in Jáchymov, Czechia: Dedicated to the history of mining and minting in a region rich in silver and radium.
San Gervasio
Discover San Gervasio in Cozumel, Mexico: The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.
Sixteen Wells
Discover Sixteen Wells in Kamakura, Japan: This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.
Fort Péninsule
Discover Fort Péninsule in Gaspé, Québec: When World War II came to Canada, Fort Péninsule was part of the first line of defense for Allied shipping convoys.
Taragaon Museum
Discover Taragaon Museum in Kathmandu, Nepal: This Kathmandu museum, built in an Austrian modernist style, looks like a set from Star Wars.
Bee Museum of Rhodes
Discover Bee Museum of Rhodes in Rhodes, Greece: Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.
Potemkin Stairs
Discover Potemkin Stairs in Odessa, Ukraine: Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.
Bourbon County Horse Walk of Fame
Discover Bourbon County Horse Walk of Fame in Paris, Kentucky: An equine tribute in a charming Southern city that calls itself "The Horse Capital of the World.".
Ross Bay Cemetery
Discover Ross Bay
Monasterio de Pedralbes
Discover Monasterio de Pedralbes in Barcelona, Spain: Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.
Arco di Malborghetto
Discover Arco di Malborghetto in Rome, Italy: The meaning behind this triumphal Roman arch was a mystery until the early 20th century.
Vratna Gates
Discover Vratna Gates in Vratna, Serbia: These natural stone bridges are the largest on the European continent.
Monet’s Garden Marmottan
Discover Monet's Garden Marmottan in Kitagawa, Japan: Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.
Kristek’s House
Discover Kristek's House in Brno, Czechia: Of all the houses that grace this neighborhood, only one is a testament to surreal architecture.
Dharma Realm Guan Yin Sagely Monastery Canteen
Discover Dharma Realm Guan Yin Sagely Monastery Canteen in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.
Charlevoix Stained Glass Windows
Discover Charlevoix Stained Glass Windows in Montreal, Québec: A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.