Politics

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

A public art jibe at one of the United States’ oldest and longest-serving senators.

An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.

An abandoned anti-smuggling station decays along the boundary between Portugal and Spain.

An "evil painter" included pointed symbols in this artwork to poke fun at members of the Danish Parliament.

A favorite haunt of Delhi's politicos and intellectuals, this old-school coffee shop was shut down under Indira Gandhi's Emergency.

From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.

Despite being of the most short-lived republics in history, this small Chilean town won’t forget its two days of independence.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

This disputed mass of ice is home to the highest battleground on Earth.

The ruins of an abandoned 17th-century fort that was almost completely destroyed by a fire.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

More than a millennium's worth of municipal records preserve the political history of Austria.