Kharkhorin, Mongolia
Erdene Zuu
The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.
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Kharkhorin, Mongolia
The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.
Hatgal, Mongolia
Traces of the thriving lake trade that once linked the Soviet Union with Mongolia.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.
Mongolia
The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Prague, Czechia
This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Warsaw, Poland
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.
Paris, France
This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Cologne, Germany
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Guilin, China
Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.
Kathmandu, Nepal
This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.
Kathmandu, Nepal
One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.
Jaipur, India
This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.