London, England
Skanderbeg Memorial
The bust of a 15th-century Albanian leader in the middle of London.
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London, England
The bust of a 15th-century Albanian leader in the middle of London.
Porto, Portugal
Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.
Porto, Portugal
Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.
Strasbourg, France
There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.
Ngong Ping, Hong Kong
Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.
Auckland, New Zealand
A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
Napier, New Zealand
This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.
Napier, New Zealand
The highest concentration of Art Deco buildings in the world.
Taupō, New Zealand
Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.
Taupō, New Zealand
This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Montreal, Québec
The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital.
Montreal, Québec
Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.
Mexico City, Mexico
Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.
Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.
Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.
Brașov, Romania
A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.
Brașov, Romania
The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.