Segovia, Spain
Segovia Aqueduct
One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'
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Segovia, Spain
One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'
Carcassonne, France
Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.
Nice, France
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
Queens, New York
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.
Allen Park, Michigan
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Queens, New York
The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.
Chicago, Illinois
What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.
Montreal, Québec
Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.
Seville, Spain
An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.
Seville, Spain
The world's largest wooden structure.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Fez, Morocco
Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.
Fez, Morocco
Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.
Casablanca, Morocco
An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.
Brooklyn, New York
The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.
Baku, Azerbaijan
Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.
Baku, Azerbaijan
The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.
Baku, Azerbaijan
This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.
Qobustan, Azerbaijan
A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.
Qobustan, Azerbaijan
Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.
Tbilisi, Georgia
You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.