Vaals, Netherlands
Vaalserberg
The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.
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Vaals, Netherlands
The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.
Bassenge, Belgium
This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.
Maastricht, Netherlands
Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.
Valkenburg, Netherlands
Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.
Yokohama, Japan
A memorial to the Indian victims of the devastating 1923 earthquake, built in glorious Mughal style.
Heidelberg, Germany
Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.
Hargeisa, Somalia
The oldest building in Hargeisa survived the 1988 bombings that destroyed some 90 percent of the city.
Mountain Home, Idaho
This Idaho state park boasts the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America.
Taupō, New Zealand
This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.
Lahore, Pakistan
This mosque was built overnight as an act of defiance against the British colonial authorities.
Northampton, Massachusetts
Two artist-designed restrooms are part of the collection at the Smith College Museum of Art.
Owatonna, Minnesota
Preserving the story of an early 20th-century orphanage.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Opened in 1787, this old-world treasure is said to be the oldest restaurant in Copenhagen.
Fujisawa, Japan
A romantic escape inspired by the legend of a child-eating five-headed dragon.
Green Cove Springs, Florida
The second oldest jail in Florida gives insight into the realities of the criminal justice system at the turn of the 20th century.
Louisville, Kentucky
The menus here are a love letter to the culinary history of New Orleans.
Kamakura, Japan
In the former treasury of a popular temple, a rare sculptural depiction of Kannon’s diverse avatars.
Brun, Pakistan
The rich cultural heritage of the Kalasha people is on display in this state-of-the-art museum.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
Moapa Valley, Nevada
The rocks exposed at Valley of Fire State Park also occur in a much less known but equally spectacular area a few miles to the southwest.
Rimini, Italy
The oldest civic library in Italy can trace its foundation back to 1619.
Bolivia
Thousands of fossilized footprints speckle this Bolivian national park.
West Stow, England
This meticulously reconstructed early medieval settlement offers an immersive experience of daily life in an Anglo-Saxon community.
Underwood, Minnesota
Nestled on the banks of the scenic Otter Tail River, this mill stands in memorial of Minnesota's flour-filled past.