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Remains of the walls of the Roman city named for its founder

An abandoned settlement where the workers were driven away by pollution from their own employment

A lesser-known World Heritage Site with an amazing Byzantine style mosaic of Jesus on the semi-dome of the apse

A towering steel-and-bronze figure whose playful nickname outshines its official message of hope

Four unusual buildings of similar shape which were once important to the local agriculture

A historic engineering feature in a spectacular setting leading to a hike through the Spanish "Colorado" up to a geological wonder on the plateau above.

This tiny Palencian village has two churches described as "Ermita" with the larger one known as the "Cathedral of Rock Romanesque".

A breathtaking mountain peak offering panoramic Himalayan views after a scenic forest hike through pine-covered trails and flower-filled meadows.

Formally known as American Statesmanship Park, this roadside collection of eighteen-foot presidential busts and Texas statesmen is located only minutes away from the former studio of Houston sculptor David Adickes.

A derelict hunting lodge that was once the site of aristocratic debauchery.

Gustave Eiffel's masterpiece until the Eiffel Tower was built.

This fine building houses an even finer military museum.

Montana’s first and only Alpine coaster.

The old Workhouse in Ripon was the last resort for the poor of the district from 1834 until the birth of the British welfare state in the mid 20th century. It is now a poignant museum reminding us of the harshness of the Victorian poor law regime.

Centuries before masks and sanitizer, Oslo’s oldest public monument remembers its last plague dead.

One of the world’s largest suspended aquariums, located in Dubai Mall.

Where hand-pressed burgers meet low-flying planes — a 1950s drive-in shack at the end of an active runway in the Columbia River Gorge, with Mount Hood on one side and Mount Adams on the other.

A campy fiberglass statue welcomes visitors to this small town in central California.