[Curiosities] 20 CURIOSITIES IN THE WORLD: FROM DON QUIXOTE'S WINDMILLS TO THE OLDEST GALLERIES IN EUROPE

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We continue with another portion of 20 curiosities from the world that make us want to go on the road, to discover secrets, to enrich our universe and to enjoy every adventure. So you knew that.

Are the windmills in Consuegra (near Toledo) the ones that inspired Miguel de Cervantes for the story of Don Quixote? Visiting them, we can admire exhibitions dedicated to the writer and his work.

The Croatian city of Dubrovnik was originally called Ragusa?

Is Mexico (Ciudad de México) the oldest city in North America? At the same time, and at the highest altitude, the city was built on the site of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlán hundreds of years ago.

In the USA. is there a stone forest? Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park, open since 1962, is made up of petrified wood deposits dating back 225 million years, eroded hills and semi-desert expanses.

Is the Kapellbrücke Bridge the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe? It is located in the Swiss city of Lucerne and was built in 1333.

Is Tizi-n’Tichka (2,260 m) in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, the highest elevation pass in North Africa? Built in 1936 by the French army, the pass connects the cities of Marrakech and Ouarzazate, ie the valleys of Marrakech to the gateway to the Sahara Desert.

Is Corsica, the fourth largest in the Mediterranean Sea, separated from Sardinia by the Strait of Bonifacio?

Is the Chicago River one of the few in the world whose course has been reversed? The work to change the direction of the course was started in 1887 and completed in 1900 due to extreme natural phenomena that threatened the city's water resources. The high-performance system that brings water from Lake Michigan through Chicago and then into the Mississippi was called the "Millennium Civil Engineering Monument."

The Vézère Valley in France (Dordogne region) has 14 sites and monuments included in the UNESCO World Heritage List? One of them is the Grotte du Grand-Roc (pictured) and its spectacular formations that create the so-called mineral forests.

Was the Hofburg Palace in Vienna built in the 13th century? Over time, it has hosted the most important personalities of European and Austrian history, being the imperial winter residence, as the Schönbrunn Palace was the summer residence.

Is the longest street in the world called Yonge and located in Toronto, Canada? It measures a total of 1,896 km long and was, at the same time, the route of the first subway line in Canada. Moreover, the route it crosses is that of an old aboriginal route that connects the area around Lake Ontario with the more northern regions of the country.

Does King's Road from the Game of Thrones series really exist? It's called The Dark Hedges and is located in the north of Ireland. The guarded street to the left and right of the beeches is the work of the Stuart family who, in the 18th century, requested the planting of trees on the road leading to the Gracehill House mansion to provide guests with an unforgettable experience.