Fortified Farms: In the Svanti Mountains Every Home is a Castle
Facing threats from all sides, the Svans of Georgia became highland gatekeepers of their mountain passes, each distributed dwelling turned into a individually defensible ...
Category: Destinations & Sights
Sometimes it is simply good to get away and go someplace new, but traveling there directly is not always possible. WebUrbanist brings some of the most exotic travel destinations and incredible private islands, luxury resorts but also the most remote, uninhabited and abandoned islands and locations on the planet – some of these you may explore in person some day but some you may never seen or hear from again.
Bibliophile’s Dream: 13 of the World’s Most Beautiful Bookstores
Bibliophiles can browse books inside a 19th-century theater filled with frescoes, a converted cathedral, a subterranean space with sci-fi vibes or an incredibly ornate space that helped inspire ...
Freaky Florida: 12 of a Weird State’s Weirdest Attractions
There’s a lot more to America’s southernmost state than the headline-worthy misadventures of Florida Man and Florida Woman. Culturally distinct from the rest of the South, Florida has been ...
NYC Secrets: 10 Hidden Sights in The City That Never Sleeps
Even if you're sick of the surface-level, tourist-friendly version of New York City, there are still many sights to be seen, including fun little secret installations right under your nose in ...
Chinese Skywalk: World’s Longest Glass Bridge Spans Two Cliffs
If you thought Twin Peaks was suspenseful, test your mettle on the new glass-bottomed Brave Man's Bridge connecting two cliffs in the Hunan province of China and spanning nearly 1,000 ...
Strange Sights of France: 12 Offbeat Travel Destinations
You haven't really seen France if you've never toured a mansion made of pebbles, taken a ride on a gigantic animatronic elephant, checked out Nazi bunkers turned guerrilla art or gazed upon row ...
Miniature Museum: Scaled Scenes with Jaw-Dropping Details
Before special effects went digital with CGI, part of the magic of movie making included artists laboring over tiny scaled-down sets, creating little worlds that look totally real until a ...
Soviet Bus Stops: Surreal Architectural Roadside Wonders
Standing stark against silent desert backdrops like sculptures made for Burning Man, these leftover Soviet structures are actually bus stops scattered throughout one of the most sparsely ...
Sweet Transit: Japan’s Cute Fruit-Shaped Bus Stops
Originally built for a 1990 travel expo, these fruit-shaped bus stops from southern Japan still look as tasteful (and tasty!) as they did 25 years ago. ...
Extreme Camping: 16 Out-There & Open-Air Accommodations
Dangle thousands of feet above the bottom of a canyon, take in the Pacific Ocean from a human nest, view the Northern Lights from a transparent igloo or spend the night in a giant purple sperm. ...
