Elsdorf, Germany
Hambach Surface Mine
This mine is home to the largest man-made hole in Europe.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Elsdorf, Germany
This mine is home to the largest man-made hole in Europe.
Antwerp, Belgium
The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.
Bangkok, Thailand
This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.
Valencia, Spain
This abandoned viewing platform has become a monument to unnecessary government spending.
Valencia, Spain
This architectural oddity is an oasis of green on the outskirts of Valencia.
Valencia, Spain
This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.
Valencia, Spain
Vibrant street art created with mixed media.
Valencia, Spain
Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.
Valencia, Spain
This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.
Valencia, Spain
This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.
Pisa, Italy
The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.
Schokland, Netherlands
The struggle of a small Dutch island against the sea.
Tikal, Guatemala
Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.
Hildesheim, Germany
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Carcassonne, France
Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.
Ronggur Nihuta, Indonesia
Site of the largest volcanic eruption in the last 25 million years, one which may have nearly wiped out humanity altogether.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.
Sofia, Bulgaria
"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.
Huế, Vietnam
Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.
Phraeksa, Thailand
All of Thailand's architectural landmarks, plus some made up ones, all viewable via two-seater bicycle.