Madrid, Spain
El Oso y el Madroño (The Bear and the Strawberry Tree)
This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.
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Madrid, Spain
This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.
Santiago, Chile
It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.
Santiago, Chile
Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.
Valparaiso, Chile
Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.
Valparaiso, Chile
What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.
Castro, Chile
Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.
Rapa Nui, Chile
In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.
Rapa Nui, Chile
A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The world's most remote airport.
Santiago, Chile
The site of detentions and torture under the Pinochet regime in Chile is now a memorial.
Santiago, Chile
This museum covers 10,000 years of Pre-Columbian Latin American history.
Santiago, Chile
This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Kathmandu, Nepal
A brick building in Kathmandu's Durbar Square is home to Nepal's most prominent living goddess.
Kathmandu, Nepal
This legendary clock tower has dominated Kathmandu’s skyline since it was built in 1894.
Tirana, Albania
Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Liverpool, England
Prehistoric sandstone menhir with Early Bronze Age cup and ring markings, also known as Robin Hood's Stone.