Sibiu, Romania
Sibiu's Houses with Eyes
Something's watching you.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Sibiu, Romania
Something's watching you.
Riga, Latvia
This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.
Riga, Latvia
The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.
Riga, Latvia
A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.
Riga, Latvia
Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.
Visaginas, Lithuania
Step inside a Soviet-designed nuclear power plant with RBMK reactors identical to the ones in Chernobyl.
Vác, Hungary
Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.
Pristina, Kosovo
An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.
Nicosia, Cyprus
This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.
Famagusta, Cyprus
A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
Mombasa, Kenya
This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.
Moka, Mauritius
The “Thumb” of Mauritius provides a 360 degree view of the entire country.
Le Morne, Mauritius
Dive into an undersea optical illusion off the coast of Mauritius.
Kathmandu, Nepal
This legendary clock tower has dominated Kathmandu’s skyline since it was built in 1894.
Khangsar, Nepal
Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.
Kabul, Afghanistan
A sobering museum dedicated to landmines and the personnel working to remove them from Afghanistan.
Baghdad, Iraq
This former monument to an invented Iraqi victory was turned into a military camp during the subsequent invasion.
Cape Town, South Africa
The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.
Comuna Arefu, Romania
The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.
Gueux, France
A road that ends in the middle of a farmer’s field is one of the only remnants of this once-famous racetrack.
Pendine, Wales
Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Long before mobile phones or GPS were available, these sentry boxes provided help for motorists in need.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.