Vientiane, Laos
Patuxai
When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.
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Vientiane, Laos
When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.
Paris, France
This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.
Paris, France
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
Prague, Czechia
Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.
Prague, Czechia
Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
Prague, Czechia
Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
Český Krumlov, Czechia
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
Fremont, Indiana
A herd of roughly 250 American bison roam these plains.
Detroit, Michigan
Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.
San Diego, California
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
San Diego, California
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
San Diego, California
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
San Diego, California
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
San Diego, California
These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.
Tampa, Florida
This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.
Tampa, Florida
A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.
Cambridge, Maryland
Both the building and blades of this reconstructed 19th-century windmill can turn in a breeze.
Cambridge, Maryland
The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.
Umm Salal Muhammed, Qatar
These beautiful historic watchtowers were used for both scanning the desert for enemy invaders and observing the celestial world.
Paris, France
This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.
Paris, France
During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.
Paris, France
The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.