Ghent, Belgium
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Learn about stars, weather patterns, or just enjoy the panoramic view of Ghent.
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Ghent, Belgium
Learn about stars, weather patterns, or just enjoy the panoramic view of Ghent.
Mechelen, Belgium
The tallest church in Mechelen might have been the tallest in the world if not for a lack of funds.
Ghent, Belgium
An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.
Duffel, Belgium
The birthplace of the titular coat and related products celebrates its claim to fame with a statue of a coat.
Barbar, Bahrain
This archaeological site boasts temple ruins that date back 5,000 years to the Dilmun culture, and may have been described in the tale of Gilgamesh's search for immortality.
South Eleuthera, Bahamas
A paradise hotel turned from opulent to overgrown.
Alinja, Azerbaijan
In the foothills of the lesser Caucasus, a centuries-old fortress still stands.
Melbourne, Australia
Equipped with thousands of LED lights, this geodesic dome-shaped stadium is an engineering delight.
Collingwood, Australia
A large Melbourne wall is home to an iconic work of art from one of the world's most renowned street artists.
Garden Island, Australia
The sullen remains of vessels abandoned in the Port Adelaide River.
Fairfield, Australia
The gathering point of an old Melbourne swimming club was site of a historic, world-record dive in 1918.
Melbourne, Australia
This modern pedestrian bridge on the Yarra River was modeled after an Aboriginal fish trap.
Lightning Ridge, Australia
On the outskirts of an opal-mining town, these baths fed by a massive underground aquifer are a natural spa.
Melbourne, Australia
This 20-story artwork on a public housing block is the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere and tells the story of a community.
Valentine Plains, Australia
For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.
Windsor, Australia
This previously dilapidated alleyway has been transformed into one of Melbourne's finest hidden art locations.
Rhyll, Australia
A conservation sanctuary for rescued koalas, some of which were saved from devastating Australian bushfires.
Melbourne, Australia
Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.
Melbourne, Australia
This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.
Buchan, Australia
These 400 million-year-old caves feature honeycomb limestone formations.
Aireys Inlet, Australia
A tribute to one man's encounter with a frightening cryptid.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.
St John's, Antigua and Barbuda
An imposing statue of the first prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda stands in the middle of a traffic intersection.