Trakai, Lithuania
Trakai Island Castle
Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.
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Trakai, Lithuania
Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.
Ávila, Spain
These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.
Koracica, Serbia
This spaceship-like Serbian monument reaches for the stars in celebration of the fallen fighters of fascism.
Belgrade, Serbia
This feat of Brutalist architecture is also known as the Three Sisters.
Belgrade, Serbia
A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.
Moscow, Russia
Gargantuan home of Russian science.
Moscow, Russia
The tallest hotel in Europe.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Whittier, Alaska
Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.
Skopje, North Macedonia
A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians
Skopje, North Macedonia
These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.
Skopje, North Macedonia
A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.
Skopje, North Macedonia
This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.
Krusevo, North Macedonia
Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.
Windsor, Vermont
This historic folk museum celebrates the attention to detail that makes America great.
Littleton, Colorado
A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.
Denver, Colorado
This swanky speakeasy is Denver’s oldest bar—and hasn’t changed a bit since 1933.
Creede, Colorado
Take a self-guided tour through one of Colorado's most elevated mining districts.
Crystal River, Florida
This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.
Twin Falls, Idaho
Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.
Batavia, Illinois
An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.
Arlington, Virginia
Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.
Bedrock, Colorado
A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.