Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Escadaria Selarón Mosaic Steps
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
Saint John, New Brunswick
These powerful, if squat, Canadian waterfalls flow in different directions depending on the time of day.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.
Selçuk, Turkey
The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.
Mikonos, Greece
Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.
San Lawrenz, Malta
Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.
Florence, Italy
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Dover, England
One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.
Pushkin, Russia
An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.
Iceland
This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Stromness, Scotland
Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."
Stavanger, Norway
Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.
Stavanger, Norway
Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Oslo, Norway
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
Helsingør, Denmark
Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Malmö, Sweden
Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.
Malmö, Sweden
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.