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A statue of Nataraja on display at the museum.

Kudje, India

Zapurza Museum of Art & Culture

A huge collection of artifacts in a picturesque setting.

Pause to admire Jože Plečnik's masterpiece.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Triple Bridge

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

Looking back at the east abutment.

Fraser Valley, British Columbia

Old Alexandra Bridge

A historic highway suspension bridge on the old Fraser River highway has been preserved for non-motorized traffic.

Shinodanomori Shrine, Izumi.

Izumi, Japan

Shinodanomori Shrine

A mystical shrine dedicated to a forest that once covered the area and the legendary fox spirit who lived there.

Sao Bras Church in Gandaulim, India.

Gandaulim, India

Sao Bras Church

This 16th century church is Goa's fascinating connection with Croatia.

A reconstructed "prairie schooner" as it might have appeared on the Oregon Trail.

Walla Walla, Washington

Whitman Mission National Historic Site

Site of a tragedy on the Oregon Trail.

The best sauerkraut is made with an indigenous Slovenian cabbage.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ljubljana Central Market

Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

Welcome to the former home of an order of Teutonic knights.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Križanke

Seek out ‘The Devil’s Court’ in this concert venue located in a former monastery run by an order of Teutonic knights.

A view of the Palatul administrativ building.

Satu Mare, Romania

Palatul Administrativ in Satu Mare

This Brutalist building was once the tallest in Romania.

Bacalar House of Culture

Bacalar, Mexico

Bacalar House of Culture

This city's cultural center is in a restored Spanish colonial home from the 1800s.

Kayaking Lake Bacalar

Bacalar, Mexico

Laguna de Bacalar (Lake of Seven Colors)

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

Plaque at Calle 59

Mérida, Mexico

Los Rincones de Mérida

Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.

A well-preserved arched window inside the Mujumdar Wada.

Pune, India

Mujumdar Wada

This 18th-century building is said to be one of the oldest heritage mansions in Pune.

This ancient-looking aqueduct is from the 20th century.

Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, Morocco

Haroune Aqueduct

It turns out what appears to be an Ancient Roman aqueduct isn't so ancient after all.

LV78 in Ocean Village.

Southampton, England

Calshot Lightship

This bright ship once guided vessels towards the Port of Southampton.

Geyser Lake

Aktash, Russia

Geyser Lake

Thermal springs at the bottom of this lake create beautiful blue circles of clay.

Twin cabin at ground level in village of Barèges.

Barèges, France

Ayré Barèges Funicular

The remains of an abandoned funicular railway that once ferried skiers and hikers to great heights in the Pyrenees.

Dalhousie Springs

Witjira, Australia

Dalhousie Springs

Swim in these hot springs filled with three-million-year-old water, deep in the Australian Outback.

Temple Bar.

London, England

Temple Bar

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.

Line up early to snag a pillowy pączek.

Brooklyn, New York

Syrena Bakery

Polish babkas, cheesecakes, and rose jelly-filled doughnuts are made fresh daily at this neighborhood stalwart.

Vergelegen House with camphor trees behind

Cape Town, South Africa

Vergelegen Camphor Trees

Planted more than 300 years ago, these trees are South African National Monuments.

This venerable bar was founded in 1820.

Barcelona, Spain

Bar Marsella

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

Port Townsend's Fire Bell Tower.

Port Townsend, Washington

Fire Bell Tower

Built in 1890, this is the last remaining wooden fire bell tower in the United States.

Funerary stelae and graves from past centuries (note that these are not the Bone Buddhas).

Osaka, Japan

Bone Buddhas at Isshin-ji Temple

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

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