Said to be the world's first geodosic hotel rooms, this nature hotel/eco-camp is a must visit if you're into sustainability and true innovation. Great vibe here & the rooms offer everything from the communal vibe to your own suite.
At its highest point, Piedra de Penol is just over 7,000 feet above sea level and was first climbed in the 1950's. Today there's a resting place and even a little gift shop at the top. Whoever runs it must be in incredible shape!
Said to have been inspired by the iconic stairs at Galleries Lafayette in Paris, these steps are the focal point of a very elaborate building. Known as one of the most beautiful buildings in town, the Livraria Lello opened in 1906 and it still a thriving bookstore.
Leave it to Prada to come up with something this avant garde. The windows here are actually slightly concave (or convex, depending on where you are), so there's a bubble effect that's pretty great. It's six stories high so there's plenty of great merchandise from which to choose!
It may look like Disneyland (a park for which it claims to be the inspiration), but they mean business here at Republica de Los Ninos. Built by the Eva Peron Foundation, the park offers children the chance to experience real-life situations like establishing credit at the local "bank". That said, It may look like Disneyland (a park for which it claims to be the inspiration), but they mean business here at Republica de Los Ninos. Built by the Eva Peron Foundation, the park offers children the chance to experience real-life situations like establishing credit at the local "bank". That said, there is the odd array of typical theme park rides and attractions.…see moresee less
Think of it as Disneyland with less happiness and more suffering. Re-creating the London of the British writer, Dickens World is appropriately bleak-looking if still somewhat charming. Bizarrely, the shows here include things like a Luther Vandross & Whitney Houston Tribute Night as well as a Think of it as Disneyland with less happiness and more suffering. Re-creating the London of the British writer, Dickens World is appropriately bleak-looking if still somewhat charming. Bizarrely, the shows here include things like a Luther Vandross & Whitney Houston Tribute Night as well as a Maritime Jazz festival. Maybe I need to go back and read my Christmas Carol again, but I'm pretty sure there was no jazz in it.…see moresee less
I doubt this one will win any awards for political correctness. Essentially it's a town set up exclusively for little people and not surprisingly, a lot of people feel its exploitative. While some call it a "human zoo", the owners of the park say the people who live and work there make considerably I doubt this one will win any awards for political correctness. Essentially it's a town set up exclusively for little people and not surprisingly, a lot of people feel its exploitative. While some call it a "human zoo", the owners of the park say the people who live and work there make considerably more than the average worker in the area.…see moresee less
Teacups are for sissies! At Gilroy Gardens in Gilroy, CA (self-proclaimed garlic capitol of the world), you can take a spin in the Garlic Twirl or even a ride in a giant artichoke! If all that twirling makes you hungry, you can sample the area's famous garlic ice cream!
This place is deep for a theme park. Really deep. Like if Jean-Paul Sartre and a bunch of Scientologists got together and built a theme park, this would be it. Attractions include things like "The Reversible Destiny Office," the "Gate of Non-Dying," and "Zone of the Clearest Confusion." Something This place is deep for a theme park. Really deep. Like if Jean-Paul Sartre and a bunch of Scientologists got together and built a theme park, this would be it. Attractions include things like "The Reversible Destiny Office," the "Gate of Non-Dying," and "Zone of the Clearest Confusion." Something tells me you don't get hats with ears here.…see moresee less
Truly one of the most rewarding experience we have ever had. Instead of riding elephants or watching them do tricks like caged animals, you care for rescued elephants-- feeding them, bathing them, etc. These are incredible creatures and the workers at Patara understand and respect them. Must go!
Capilano Bridge wasn't enough for you, eh? Well then try the new Cliffwalk. Two years in the making it gives visitors an incredible view of the surrounding trees as well as the water below.
What a fantastic place for a lodge. The water here is said to be incredibly pure and healing and the incredible part is that it is considered to be forest dwelling of sorts and much of the natural water carves through the trees. Serene.
This bridge is re-made every year by locals and while it was once considered a civic duty, it's now considered a way to keep an ancient tradition alive.