Batu Caves, Malaysia
Batu Caves
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
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Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Singapore
Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.
Singapore
This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."
Singapore
The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.
Delos, Greece
Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.
Marousi, Greece
What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.
Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Athens, Greece
Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.
Kalabaka, Greece
Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
Gjirokaster, Albania
This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Minsk, Belarus
Dedicated to the lives lost during a fatal stampede in the Nyamiha Station.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Yonkers, New York
America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.
New York, New York
Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.
New York, New York
This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
New York, New York
Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
New York, New York
A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.
New York, New York
The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.
New York, New York
A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.