Munich, Germany
Orlando di Lasso Statue
This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.
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Munich, Germany
This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.
Bucharest, Romania
The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.
Ibiza, Spain
The abandoned club hides in the hills of Ibiza.
Naalehu, Hawaii
The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.
Captain Cook, Hawaii
These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.
Eleele, Hawaii
This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.
Koloa, Hawaii
This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
Lahaina, Hawaii
Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.
Kula, Hawaii
A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.
Hana, Hawaii
A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.
Bucharest, Romania
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Arlington, Virginia
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Arlington, Virginia
The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.
Arlington, Virginia
This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.
Budapest, Hungary
This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Budapest, Hungary
The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.
Budapest, Hungary
This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.
Tambon Ao Nang, Thailand
This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.
Sop Ruak, Thailand
A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
Singapore
The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."