Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Al Masmak Fortress
A 19th-century fortress and collection of artifacts offer a tour of Saudi history.
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
A 19th-century fortress and collection of artifacts offer a tour of Saudi history.
Astana, Kazakhstan
A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.
Astana, Kazakhstan
A theater with world-class acoustics, neo-Classical architecture and Kazakh ornaments.
Prague, Czechia
Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.
Prague, Czechia
Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.
Prague, Czechia
The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.
Verzy, France
Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.
Metz, France
A neo-gothic statue modeled on German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II, which had its distinctive mustache shaved off by Nazis in World War II.
Trier, Germany
The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
Wallenborn, Germany
A rare cold-water geyser that bubbles to life every half hour.
Mechernich, Germany
This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.
Podgorica, Montenegro
This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.
Italy
According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.
Dolomites, Italy
A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.
Aalsmeer, Netherlands
The largest flower auction house in the world.
Valencia, Spain
This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Athens, Greece
Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.
Athens, Greece
A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.
Athens, Greece
The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.