Istanbul, Turkey
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Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.
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Istanbul, Turkey
Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Step aboard the first ship to circumnavigate North America.
Saint Andrews, Scotland
The initials "GW" mark where one of Scotland's most important Protestant martyrs was burned at the stake.
Istanbul, Turkey
Wash down heaping platters of meze with raki at one of the city's best taverns.
Velha Goa, India
A mysterious burial crypt that was rediscovered inside a cathedral in Velha Goa.
Leuven, Belgium
A monumental toilet that is also host to rare plants.
Peldon, England
This ancient causeway can flood daily, leaving Mersea Island as a true island for hours at a time, and cutting its 7,000 residents off from the mainland.
Olmedo, Spain
The best collection of Mudéjar building replicas gathered in a theme park in Olmedo.
Pune, India
Said to be the largest synagogue built in India.
Summer Lake, Oregon
Stay in an old lookout cabin atop Oregon's spectacular Winter Ridge.
Raleigh, North Carolina
A mini-Stonehenge in the corner of the North Carolina state capitol grounds.
Genoa, Italy
Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.
Cerne Abbas, England
This miraculous well is said to heal the sick, grant wishes, and tell the future.
Aberystwyth, Wales
The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.
Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, France
The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.
Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain
Spain's stunning solar energy plant.
Be'er Sheva, Israel
Israel's premiere solar energy research facility provides energy to nomads.
Washington, D.C.
A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.
Padua, Italy
This impressive mural is just one amazing artwork on the walls of a data center in Padua.
Cheltenham, England
Unwanted and reluctant ownership, Gordon Lamp glimmers faintly and serves as a relic of the bygone Victorian era.
Paphos, Cyprus
Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.
Raurimu, New Zealand
A life-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex made out of driftwood.
Bath, England
Since 1768, the pillar at Guildhall Market in Bath has been a hub of economic transactions.
Bowden, West Virginia
A 1,000-foot-long railroad tunnel under Shavers Fork connected the towns during West Virginia's logging boom until its closure in 1985.