Batumi, Georgia
Batumi McDonald’s
Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.
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Batumi, Georgia
Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.
Onomichi, Japan
The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.
Georgia
A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.
Georgia
Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.
Tokyo, Japan
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Tokyo, Japan
After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.
Tokyo, Japan
A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.
Tokyo, Japan
After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.
Kamakura, Japan
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
Hiroshima, Japan
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Hiroshima, Japan
Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.
Nara, Japan
Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Krakow, Poland
There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.