Petra District, Jordan
Petra
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
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Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Cork, Ireland
This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.
Syracuse, Italy
Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.
Syracuse, Italy
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Qrendi, Malta
This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.
San Lawrenz, Malta
The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.
San Lawrenz, Malta
Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.
Xagħra, Malta
This is one of the very few intact windmills built by the Knights of St. John in the island nation of Malta.
Victoria, Malta
These clocks tell time in a theological sense.
Sliema, Malta
Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.
Xagħra, Malta
These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.
Mġarr, Malta
At more than 5,000 years old, these structures are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.
Rabat, Malta
Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.
Valletta, Malta
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.
New York, New York
A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.
New York, New York
This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.
New York, New York
This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.
Vienna, Austria
A museum capturing one of the world's most famous classical composer's battle with hearing loss.
Berlin, Germany
A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Girona, Spain
Designed by Gustave Eiffel before his famed tower.