Kigali, Rwanda
Hôtel des Mille Collines
The actual “Hotel Rwanda” that became a hiding place and refuge from the horrors of genocide in 1994.
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Kigali, Rwanda
The actual “Hotel Rwanda” that became a hiding place and refuge from the horrors of genocide in 1994.
Folkestone, England
One English town's celebratory landmark spurred more trouble than anticipated.
Dunwich, England
A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.
Broadway, England
A petite castle folly in the English countryside.
Hauterives, France
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.
Sevelen, Switzerland
The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.
Annecy, France
A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.
La Mure, France
Once known as one of the finest tourist railways in Europe.
Monaco
Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.
Monaco
A bronze tribute to Mika Häkkinen's 1998 Monaco victory.
Manchester, England
Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.
Milton Keynes, England
Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.
Thingvellir, Iceland
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
Vik, Iceland
Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.
Vik, Iceland
A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.