Wągrowiec, Poland
The Wagrowiec Bifurcation
One of only two places in the world where two rivers cross each other without the waters mixing.
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Wągrowiec, Poland
One of only two places in the world where two rivers cross each other without the waters mixing.
Brest, France
Admire endangered plants in a verdant garden that looks straight out of a Monet painting.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Charleroi, Belgium
This former coal mine, now a fascinating museum, was the site of Belgium's worst mining disaster.
Gmünd in Kärnten, Austria
A road runs through the middle of this small Austrian chapel.
Cabinteely, Ireland
One of Ireland's lesser-known megalithic structures.
Limerick, Ireland
A cynical face-off exposing the cost of war.
County Derry, Northern Ireland
A museum dedicated to the tragedy of Bloody Sunday.
County Derry, Northern Ireland
These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.
Iceland
This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.
General Levalle, Argentina
Guitar made of trees, dedicated to a man's lost love.
Helambu, Nepal
This memorial honors a village that was destroyed during a 2015 earthquake.
Udawalawa, Sri Lanka
Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.
Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Extravagant mosque honors modern Islam.
Bantimurung, Indonesia
These 40,000-year-old stenciled hands are older than the famous cave art in France and Spain.
Hội An, Vietnam
A small museum dedicated to Vietnam’s lesser-known Iron Age culture.
Prasat Sambour, Cambodia
More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.
Ta Pek, Thailand
This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.
Istanbul, Turkey
A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.
Bzovík, Slovakia
War-ravaged ruins of a Benedictine monastery founded in the early 12th century, later rebuilt into a fortress.
Prague, Czechia
The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.
Potsdam, Germany
In a divided Germany, Potsdam's "central" train station was relocated to the city's southern suburbs to avoid West Berlin.
Easton, England
Amid the ruins of a church on the British island of Portland, a surprising symbol among the headstones.
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France
Huge Russian Orthodox cemetery in danger of being converted into open public space.