Traveling is a great way to learn about other cultures and see the world.
But sometimes, what you see in photos doesn’t always reflect the true colors of the country.
These 26 images will show you the real side of the countries they were taken in – from gritty cityscapes to stunning natural landscapes.
So if you’re looking for an authentic travel experience, be sure to check out these amazing photos!
1. “I’m in Saudi Arabia, and they sell camel milk in supermarkets.”
2. “A hotpot restaurant in Queens puts all the spices in bear form.”
3. “Harvey’s (Canada) gives ’grow your own plants’ instead of a toy in their kids’ meals.”
4. “A blue stop sign in Hawaii”
5. “Someone in my town is crocheting little hats for postboxes, Dorset, UK.”
6. “These underwater statues I found in a canal in Copenhagen”
7. “You are really not allowed to park along this stretch of highway in Florida.”
8. “Surprisingly voluminous trash cans in Amsterdam”
9. “So, Subway is now selling pizzas in Brazil…”
10. “In Germany, you can play pong with the person on the other side of the traffic lights.”
11. “I just saw that in my neighborhood in France, there’s a daily baguette delivery service.”
12. “A cake that you can buy out of a vending machine in a can”
13. “The local blood banks in Melbourne, Australia have these signs to show how much blood they have.”
14. “In Wroclaw, Poland, each cathedral and even the rivers have a tactile model nearby for blind people to see them too.”
15. “A miniature traffic playground in Copenhagen where kids learn to bike in traffic”
16. “Drove past this building that looks like a picnic basket in Ohio.”
17. “Saw this surreal looking skyscraper on vacation in Italy.”
18. “This field of tulips in Holland”
19. “In Wyoming, there are some huge snowdrifts still. I’m 6’1” for scale.”
20. “A Filipino restaurant in Seattle with no menu”
21. “Another obelisk found this morning in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota”
22. “Macy’s in NYC still has a couple of their original, still functioning, wooden escalators.”
23. “A friend ordered tiramisu in Scotland. Why sugar the lid?”
24. “This custom sink in the women’s room at the Chimacum Chevron”
25. “My friend is vacationing in Armenia. This is his $6 dinner.”
26. “This Swiss water bottle has the mountain that the water’s from inside of it.”
Which country do you dream of visiting? Which city or country do you find unique? let us know in the comments.
