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Intersection of two rivers: Nielba and Wełna in Wagrowiec, Poland

Wągrowiec, Poland

The Wagrowiec Bifurcation

One of only two places in the world where two rivers cross each other without the waters mixing.

Inside one of the tropical greenhouses.

Brest, France

National Botanical Conservatory of Brest

Admire endangered plants in a verdant garden that looks straight out of a Monet painting.

Saint Mere Eglise

Sainte-Mère-Église, France

Private John Steele Monument

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

Within the museum.

Charleroi, Belgium

Bois du Cazier

This former coal mine, now a fascinating museum, was the site of Belgium's worst mining disaster.

Kreuzbichlkapelle

Gmünd in Kärnten, Austria

Geteilte Kirche am Kreuzbichl (Divided Church)

A road runs through the middle of this small Austrian chapel.

Plaque.

Cabinteely, Ireland

Brennanstown Standing Stone

One of Ireland's lesser-known megalithic structures.

Anti-War Memorial

Limerick, Ireland

Anti-War Memorial

A cynical face-off exposing the cost of war.

The civil rights banner carried by civil rights activist.

County Derry, Northern Ireland

Museum of Free Derry

A museum dedicated to the tragedy of Bloody Sunday.

Free Derry corner and its murals.

County Derry, Northern Ireland

The Free Derry Corner Murals

These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.

Iceland's youngest turf church.

Iceland

Hofskirkja

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

Pedro Martín Ureta's Forest Guitar

General Levalle, Argentina

Pedro Martín Ureta's Forest Guitar

Guitar made of trees, dedicated to a man's lost love.

Langtang memorial mani wall.

Helambu, Nepal

Langtang Village Memorial

This memorial honors a village that was destroyed during a 2015 earthquake.

Elephants within the park.

Udawalawa, Sri Lanka

Udawalawe National Park

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

(WikiCommons)

Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

Crystal Mosque

Extravagant mosque honors modern Islam.

Prehistoric hand prints in a cave in Maros.

Bantimurung, Indonesia

Prehistoric Cave Art of Maros Pangkep

These 40,000-year-old stenciled hands are older than the famous cave art in France and Spain.

Museum of Sa Huỳnh Culture

Hội An, Vietnam

Museum of Sa Huỳnh Culture

A small museum dedicated to Vietnam’s lesser-known Iron Age culture.

Sambor Prei Kuk.

Prasat Sambour, Cambodia

Sambor Prei Kuk

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

Phanom Rung Historical Park

Ta Pek, Thailand

Phanom Rung Historical Park

This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.

Tombili.

Istanbul, Turkey

Tombili

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

One of Pevnosť Bzovík's 4 defensive towers.

Bzovík, Slovakia

Pevnosť Bzovík

War-ravaged ruins of a Benedictine monastery founded in the early 12th century, later rebuilt into a fortress.

The Iron Knight

Prague, Czechia

Iron Knight

The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.

Potsdam Pirschheide in 2013

Potsdam, Germany

Potsdam-Pirschheide Train Station

In a divided Germany, Potsdam's "central" train station was relocated to the city's southern suburbs to avoid West Berlin.

What hidden tales lie buried beneath?

Easton, England

Pirates Graves, Portland

Amid the ruins of a church on the British island of Portland, a surprising symbol among the headstones.

Inside the cemetery. (pepsiline/Flickr)

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France

Cimetière de Liers

Huge Russian Orthodox cemetery in danger of being converted into open public space.

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