Marrakesh, Morocco
Jemaa el-Fna Square
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
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Marrakesh, Morocco
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
The watery grave of Captain Bligh's famous ship.
Rapa Nui, Chile
A moai decorated with the depiction of a European ship.
Juan Fernández, Chile
Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
French scientists make up the majority of the few humans to occupy this remote island in the extreme southern Indian Ocean.
Antarctica
A garden in the middle of the most inhospitable continent.
Antarctica
Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.
Tokyo, Japan
Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.
Tokyo, Japan
This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.
Kyoto, Japan
A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.
Kyoto, Japan
This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Hiroshima, Japan
An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.
Aomori, Japan
The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.
Falkland Islands
An ever-growing field of footwear invites legends and more shoes.
Montevideo, Uruguay
An epic sculpture depicting a wagon and straining oxen.
Montevideo, Uruguay
This historic stadium was built to host the first-ever FIFA World Cup.
Montevideo, Uruguay
This beautiful example of neoclassical architecture is one of Uruguay's most treasured cultural gems.
Montevideo, Uruguay
The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
Home of the "true" equator.
Graz, Austria
Fantastic stories on a miniature railroad.
Graz, Austria
Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.
Graz, Austria
This small, easily-overlooked sculpture recalls the first time Graz saw a live elephant.
Graz, Austria
Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.