Kerch, Ukraine
Tsarsky Kurgan
This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.
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Kerch, Ukraine
This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.
Tallinn, Estonia
The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Masuleh, Iran
In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.
Hama, Syria
Only a handful of these gorgeous historic waterwheels remain but even those are in danger from local unrest.
Brest, Belarus
A small museum in this border city displays the contraband art that has been stolen back from smugglers.
Seattle, Washington
This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Waimangu, New Zealand
Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.
Waiotapu, New Zealand
This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.
Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Odessa, Ukraine
Padlocks cover this rickety footbridge with love.
Isfahan, Iran
17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.
Vilnius, Lithuania
The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Ever-growing collection of devils in art.
Riga, Latvia
A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
Brest, Belarus
Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.
Sydney, Australia
A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.
Iran
This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.
Evergreen, Colorado
The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.
Krakow, Poland
This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.