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The canyon, in all its striking beauty.

Iceland

Fjaðrárgljúfur

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

Interior (facing organ)

Brooklyn, New York

St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church

Topped by a distinctive beehive dome, it’s been called by architectural historians and locals, “Brooklyn's Sacré-Cœur.”

"Cross-legged"

Pristina, Kosovo

‘Cross-legged’

The sculpture of a man sitting in the middle of the square holds great significance for the young nation of Kosovo.

The Protestant Cemetery

Rome, Italy

The Protestant Cemetery

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

Delicate foliage.

Southwell, England

The Leaves of Southwell

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel

Shimonoseki, Japan

Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel

One of the world’s few undersea pedestrian tunnels connects Honshu and Kyushu islands.

Statue of Žorik

Tallinn, Estonia

Statue of Žorik

A bronze memorial to Tallinn’s most famous, and most elusive, stray dog, erected while he was still alive.

Triangles

Deming, New Mexico

Triangles

In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.

The "Soul Consoling Tower"

Inyo County, California

Manzanar National Historic Site

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Travelers Monument

Baker, California

Travelers Monument

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

Meteorite Museum

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Meteorite Museum (Museo del Meteorito)

A massive display of meteorites all found in the Atacama Desert.

The Old Plank Road.

Winterhaven, California

Old Plank Road

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

'East-West/West-East'

Qatar

'East-West/West-East'

Four steel monoliths stand in the Qatari desert, in a breathtaking work of large-scale art by Richard Serra.

Liberty Sculpture Park

Yermo, California

Liberty Sculpture Park

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

Trail at Craggy.

Black Mountain, North Carolina

Craggy Gardens Rhododendron Tunnels

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Kilt Rock

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

Oculus Tower

Ferrara, Italy

Oculus Tower

A seven-story circular concrete tower, once the heart of Ferrara’s Eridania distillery, resembles a modern industrial Colosseum.

Museo Torre del Vino

Socuéllamos, Spain

Museo Torre del Vino

This La Mancha museum brings the region’s winemaking tradition to life

Detail of the Tiffany-designed elevators. Economical cast iron, not bronze!

New York, New York

The Woolworth Building

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Hultanäs station

Hultanäs, Sweden

Hultanäs Station

A little piece of railroad history preserved on a narrow-gauge railway

The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa

Alexandria, Egypt

The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa

A subterranean necropolis blending Egyptian, Hellenic, and Roman traditions and art styles.

Ronda, Spain

Ronda, Spain

Ronda, Spain

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

Abandoned Monorail

Melaka, Malaysia

Abandoned Monorail

A monorail that was built to serve a new development but technical problems, lack of users, and a pandemic caused it to be closed and abandoned.

The whole painting

Oslo, Norway

The Mocking Mural in Oslo City Hall

At one of Oslo’s most-visited buildings, few notice the painting that has mocked its architect for 70 years.

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