Bamberg, Germany
Bamberg Horseman
Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.
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Bamberg, Germany
Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.
Rome, Italy
Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.
Rome, Italy
The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Rome, Italy
This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Vatican City
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Pisa, Italy
Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.
Pisa, Italy
The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.
Barcelona, Spain
These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
Feast on cuttlefish ink-stained paella by the beach.
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
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.
Havana, Cuba
A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.
Viñales, Cuba
Besides being home to cave paintings and pre-Columbian Cuban archaeological remains, you get to take a boat through this stalactite and stalagmite covered cave.
Viñales, Cuba
Neo-cave art on the macro scale.
Viñales, Cuba
Prehistoric history as seen through the lens of an outsider artist.
Jefferson City, Missouri
The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."
St. Charles, Missouri
Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
Sappington, Missouri
Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.