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Nebljusi, Croatia

Korenica Monument

A forgotten monument to Yugoslavian freedom.
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Pattaya, Thailand

Sanctuary of Truth

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.
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Cusco, Peru

Qenqo Temple

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.
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Irbeysky District, Russia

House of Evgeny Smolik

A self-taught Siberian craftsman creates a fantastical and personal design for his 19th century village house.
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Wingen, Australia

Burning Mountain

6000-year-old coal fire moves one meter per year.
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Balshoon, Syria

Dead City of Serjilla

A 1,500-year-old ghost settlement is slowly fading away.
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Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Baconao Park

Roam the cradle of the Cuban Revolution with life-sized dinosaurs.
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Louveciennes, France

The Standing Stones House

One of the last realized projects of an influential, self-taught, French Modernist architect Jacques Couëlle.
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Berkeley, California

Fish Shaped House

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.
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Tianjin, China

Ceramic House

A clay house decorated with ceramic chips in Tianjin.
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Barcelona, Spain

Sala Gimbernat

18th century anatomical amphitheater of the Royal College of Surgery of Barcelona.
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Kaunas, Lithuania

Monument to the Victims of Fascism

A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.
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New Windsor, New York

Storm King Art Center

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.
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Lutry, Switzerland

Lutry Menhirs

Standing stones found on a construction site are re-erected.
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Barcelona, Spain

Chocolate Museum

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.
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Marikina, Philippines

World's Largest Shoes

Marikina's record-breaking loafers.
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Penela da Beira, Portugal

Dólmen da Capela Senhora do Monte ( Lady of the Mount Chapel Dolmen)

An ancient tomb that still stands in Portugal.
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Loches, France

Underground Sound Sculptures

Artist and musician Will Menter creates musical sculptures.
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