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The Buckhorn Saloon and Museum.

San Antonio, Texas

Buckhorn Saloon and Museum

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Berlin Bear.

San Antonio, Texas

The Berlin Bear

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

Native sculpture.

San Antonio, Texas

McNutt Sculpture Garden

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

Original city center marker.

San Antonio, Texas

San Fernando Cathedral City Centers

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

The Ivy Side

San Antonio, Texas

Rosita's Bridge

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Tsingy Rouge

Madagascar

Tsingy Rouge

The Great Tsingy has a smaller, rose-colored cousin.

Cebu City, Philippines

Santo Niño de Cebú

A small statue of child Jesus given by Magellan in 1521

The statue of Lapu-Lapu

Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines

Lapu-Lapu Monument

This statue honors the Philippine warrior who repelled a foreign invader and prevented Ferdinand Magellan from circumnavigating the globe.

Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque

Set Zaynab, Syria

Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque

This ornate mosque is said to hold the remains of Muhammad's granddaughter beneath its dome of pure gold.

The Monastery of Our Lady of Sednayah

Sednayah, Syria

Monastery of Our Lady of Sednayah

One of the oldest monasteries in the world is a key pilgrimage site for both Muslims and Christians.

View inside the Convent of Saint Thecla.

Maaloula, Syria

Convent of Saint Thecla

A historic sanctuary in the last refuge of the Aramaic language.

Painted scribe vendor and real-life customer.

Hanoi, Vietnam

Trompe-l'œil Murals of Hanoi

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum-Ha Noi

Hanoi, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Wat Arun.

Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Arun

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Vanuatu's Underwater Post Office.

Vanuatu

Underwater Post Office

The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post Office is definitely one of a kind.

Garden of the Sleeping Giant

Naboutini, Fiji

Garden of the Sleeping Giant

This garden boasts a magnificent collection of orchids and a spectacular view of the surrounding valley.

A model boat early Pacific Islands would have used for sailing on the open ocean.

Suva, Fiji

Fiji Museum

Recently revamped museum of Fijian history located within a gorgeous colonial-era garden.

Diesel train coming down the train tracks through a narrow street in Hanoi.

Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi's Train Street

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Patuxai

Vientiane, Laos

Patuxai

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

That Dam (Black Stupa)

Vientiane, Laos

That Dam (Black Stupa)

This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.

The Beatles on Green Hill

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Beatles Statue of Almaty

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

Dushanbe Flagpole

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Dushanbe Flagpole

The world's second-tallest flagpole stands proud despite dropping rank.

Reconstruction of a catapult.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Mongolian Military Museum

Thousands of artifacts tell Mongolia's military history, from the Bronze Age to the present.

Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Natural History Museum of Mongolia

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

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