Tarabulus, Libya
Arch of Marcus Aurelius
This triumphal arch is the only fully standing structure that remains from Roman-era Oea.
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Tarabulus, Libya
This triumphal arch is the only fully standing structure that remains from Roman-era Oea.
Ghat, Libya
Landscape of bizarrely shaped desert mountains and innumerable rock carvings.
Gadamis, Libya
A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.
Stockholm, Sweden
A Swedish university commemorates the former U.S. President’s bathroom visit with a gold plaque.
Stockholm, Sweden
A concrete mushroom that divided Stockholm residents for nearly a century.
Xiangliab, Laos
Mythological depictions of Laos’ national animal make this cave sacred.
Alxa, China
Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.
Guoliang, China
A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.
Tianjin, China
China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.
Datong, China
Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.
Alxa, China
The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.
Shengshan Island, China
This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.
Darjeeling, India
The Hungarian linguistics expert who wrote the first Tibetan–English dictionary was laid to rest in a remote Indian cemetery.
South Sikkim, India
Miraculous vase predicts the future at this Tibetan Buddhist site in the Himalayas.
Kong, Côte d'Ivoire
Perhaps the biggest draw to this mosque is its remote location and lack of tourists.
Harvard, Massachusetts
Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.
Nessebar, Bulgaria
Housed in a historic 1840 home, this museum provides a window into the lives of everyday, 18th- and 19th-century Bulgarians.
Trenton, Maine
This high-octane event honors Maine’s legacy as the birthplace of logging in the U.S.
Calais, Maine
A shoreline exhibit describing the disastrous first attempt by the French to colonize North America.
Southwest Harbor, Maine
One of the few institutions in the United States devoted to the art of decorative bird carving.
Rockland, Maine
Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.
Solon, Maine
Floor-to-ceiling frescoes by local art students cover the interior of a nearly 200-year-old church.
Eastport, Maine
The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.
Freeport, Maine
When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.